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At least 15 killed in Sri Lanka bus blast

Sri Lanka - At least 15 killed
Sri Lanka - At least 15 killed

At least 15 people have been killed and more than 32 injured in southern Sri Lanka when a powerful bomb went off inside a crowded bus.

It is the second such attack in two days. Yesterday, six passengers were killed and another 70 injured in an explosion on a bus near Colombo.

Today's blast occurred on a privately-owned bus travelling from Colombo to Matara, a distance of 160km along the main coastal highway.

The bus was driving along the tourist strip between Ambalangoda and Hikkaduwa when the bomb went off.