11 killed in concert bomb blast

Eleven people were killed and 158 wounded when a bomb exploded at an open air concert in north west Sri Lanka today.

11 killed in concert bomb blast

Eleven people were killed and 158 wounded when a bomb exploded at an open air concert in north west Sri Lanka today.

At least 25,000 spectators were packed in a sports stadium in Kurunegala, about 62 miles northwest of Colombo, when the bomb went off and triggered a stampede, according to a local police officer.

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