Sri LankaÂ’s military have dropped bombs near the Tamil Tiger headquarters in response to an attack on a bus that killed at least 64 people. Several bombs fell south of the town of Kilinochchi, Tamil Tiger officials said. There was no word on casualties from the Sri Lankan raids. "If they are attacking Kilinochchi, they are showing they are ready for war," S Puleedevan, head of the Tamil Tiger peace secretariat, told Reuters.| If you're blowing up buses full of people you've already shown you're ready for war... |
The government said rebels detonated two mines which fired ball bearings into the bus heading for Kebitigollewa, in an ethnic Sinhalese district of North-Central province close to territory held by the Tamil Tigers. Officials said 13 children were killed in the blast. The separatists denied involvement in the attack. "Directly targeting civilians, as the Kebitigollewa claymore attack has, cannot be justified under any circumstances," a statement said.