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Sri Lanka: New Explosion Raises Panic in East Colombo

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Just four days after a series of bombings, that killed hundreds of people, a new explosion in Sri Lanka, Thursday morning Raises Panic, among the population.

Police and residents said the explosion was heard in Bogoda, 40 kilometers away, East of the capital Colombo, but the Sri Lankan police later announced that a small device exploded inside a waste container in an empty yard Of the population in the town.

The police are likely to have thrown the package into the container for disposal.



Sri Lanka's army on Wednesday carried out an explosion under control to dismantle a bomb near the Savoy Cinema building in the capital, Colombo, without injuries.

Police arrested 18 new suspects last night, raising the number of detainees in the case to 58. Police said.

Daash Terrorist group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Sri Lankan authorities accuse local terrorist groups of involvement in terrorist attacks.


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