Suicide bomb attack on bus kills 10 in Sri Lanka’s capital

TEN people were killed and 86 wounded yesterday in a suicide bomb attack on a bus carrying riot police in the Sri Lankan capital Columbo.

The blast came hours after air force fighter jets bombed a Tamil Tiger base in the north of the country, where 27 Tamil Tigers and two government soldiers were killed on Thursday, according to the military.

These attacks and counter attacks are indicative of the deteriorating situation in Sri Lanka since the peace process broke down in 2005.