Suicide bomber kills four police

A TAMIL TIGER suicide bomber detonated explosives at a police station yesterday, killing herself and four officers in the first such attack in the Sri Lankan capital since the rebels signed a ceasefire two years ago, police said.

Seven people were wounded in the blast, which happened across the street from the US and British embassies.

Police said they took the woman in for questioning after learning that she was plotting an attack on Douglas Devananda, an agriculture minister and moderate Tamil leader who opposes the rebels.