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The opposition leader of the North-Central Provincial Council, retired Major General Janaka Perera and 23 others were killed in a bomb explosion near the old bus stand in Anuradhapura this morning, (October 06th).
The explosion has bee
n a suicide attack, the defence ministry website says.
The wife of retired Maj. Gen. Janaka Perera, UNP Manager in Anuradhapura Dr John Pulle and his wife were among those killed, military spokesman, Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.
Around 80 persons who were injured have been admitted to the Anuradhapura Hospital, he added.
The bomb blast occurred around 8.40 am at the opening of a UNP office near the Anuradhapura bus stand, reports say.
