At least 20 people have been killed in a suicide attack in Sri Lanka's northern town of Anuradhapura, some 180 km north of the capital Colombo.
Security and media sources said that a former army general and opposition leader was among those killed in the attack carried out by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels. Retired major general Janaka Perera was the leader of the main opposition United National Party in the North Central Province. He Composer Mauricio Kagel Dies at 76 in Germany ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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