COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, June 16, 2008

Suicide Bomber Kills 12 Cops In Sri Lanka

The Country's Military Says A Suspected Tamil Tiger On A Motorbike Blew Himself Up Near A Police Station

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(AP)  Sri Lanka's military says a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber on a motorbike has blown himself up near a police building in a northern town, killing 12 police officers and wounding 23 others.

Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said Monday's bombing struck police officers and civilian bystanders on the street in the northern town of Vavuniya.

He says 19 of those wounded are also police and the rest are civilians.


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by dobbershome June 16, 2008 10:08 PM EDT
Life must really suck if all you have to do is blow other people up including yourself.
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by kretos-2009 June 16, 2008 2:56 PM EDT
HA HA HA HA LOL

Al Ciada again ! hail hail
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by juwboy June 16, 2008 9:12 AM EDT
FeelFreek4U -- a subhuman Arab, posing as a aptriotic american.
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by feelfree4u June 16, 2008 5:52 AM EDT

Maybe the Exxon-Mobil folks will head over and harvest the "Human Energy" from these corpses, while they are still warm.
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by feelfree4u June 16, 2008 4:35 AM EDT

Sounds like al-CIA''duh again.

It has all the hallmarks.
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