A female suicide bomber attacked the main railway station in Sri Lanka's capital, killing at least 11 people and wounding 92 others on the eve of the country's celebrations Monday for the 60th anniversary of independence.
Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara blamed the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels for the attack in the heart of Colombo. Telephone calls to rebel spokesman Rasiah Ilanthirayan's office were not answered.
The blast came a day before planned celebrations across much of the country Monday for the 60th anniversary of Sri Lanka's independence from Britain.
Nanayakkara said the bomber got down from a train and then blew herself …
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