Sri Lankan Army General was killed in a powerful bomb attack on the outskirts of the Colombo on Monday
Media Release
Jun. 26, 2006

A Sri Lankan Army General was killed in a powerful bomb attack on the outskirts of the Colombo on Monday, further endangering the island's battered peace process. Three others were killed in the explosion, which hit the car of Major General Parami Kulatunga at Pannipitiya, a suburb of Colombo, during the morning rush hour.

Kulatunga's died on the spot as his white peugeot car took the full impact of the blast, police said. The bomb was rigged to a motor-cycle. Passengers in a pick-up truck, a three-wheel taxi and a van were taken to hospital when the bomb also hit their vehicles.

Two months ago Tamil tiger rebels carried out a suicide bomb attack against Army Chief Sarath Fonseka inside the army complex in Colombo leaving 11 dead. Fonseka is now in Singapore undergoing treatment.

The incident took place a day after President Mahinda Rajapakse sought a direct deal with the Tamil tigers to halt attacks in the island in return for containing a breakaway rebel faction.

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