Blast shakes Sri Lankan capital - military

Sun Mar 9, 2008 9:48pm EDT
 
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COLOMBO, March 10 (Reuters) - A loud blast shook a mostly Tamil district of the Sri Lankan capital on Monday, the military said, but there were no immediate details of any casualties.

"There had been a explosion reported in Wellawatta, no further details are available," a military source told Reuters, asking not to be named. (Reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Editing by Alex Richardson)



 

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