LTTE Clamore attack at Katubedda -Moratuwa 06 June 2008

21 civilians killed, over 60 injured in cowardly terror attack- Moratuwa (Katubedda)

LTTE terrorists have exploded a claymore bomb targeting a crowded public transport bus at Katubedda, Moratuwa this morning (June 6). According to the defence sources, the roadside bomb placed at a location between Shailabimbaramya Buddhist temple and the University of Moratuwa, the topmost Engineering University in Sri Lanka, has been exploded targeting a bus, bearing number 29-1885, that was traveling from Kottawa to Mount Lavinia (Route number 255).

The explosion took place between 7.30 a.m and 7.45 a.m, police sources said.

The hospital sources said, 20 people have been killed, 12 males and 8 females, and over 60 injured in this cowardly terror attack. The injured have been rushed to the Teaching Hospital Kalubowila and Base Hospital in Lunawa.

Kalubowila hospital sources said that 55 injurdes are being treated in the hospital while 5 others who suffered severe injuries have already