Minister and another killed in Bomb attack-04th Lead

(January, 08, Colombo, Sri Lanka Guardian)Minister D.M.Dassanayake(54),has succumbed to his injuries while being treated at the Ragama Teaching Hospital after his vehicle caught in an explosion in his en route to Parliament,today morning at Ja Ela,on the main highway linking the Islands only international airport to the Capital."Minister was succumbed while undergone an emergency operation",hospital authorities said.Another person also died in the incident which injured another ten persons according to police.Road side claymore mine was triggered when,his luxury Pejero jeep was passing Rukmani Devi Statute near Ja Ela junction,police officials said.

-defencewire