Sri Lanka blast injures one
{{date|October  6, 2005}}

Officials in [[Wikipedia:Sri Lanka|Sri Lanka]] have confirmed that an explosion, which occurred during morning rush hour in [[Wikipedia:Colombo|Colombo]], injured one person. The explosion occurred outside a newspaper office of a political party allied with the Sri Lankan government.

There have not been any claims of responsibility yet, although a senior police officer has said that the bomb was planted in a van belonging to the political party, which used to be a militant group against the government.

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[[Category:Politics and conflicts]]
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Officials in Sri Lanka have confirmed that an explosion, which occurred during morning rush hour in Colombo, injured one person. The explosion occurred outside a newspaper office of a political party allied with the Sri Lankan government.

There have not been any claims of responsibility yet, although a senior police officer has said that the bomb was planted in a van belonging to the political party, which used to be a militant group against the government.
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