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The bomber, with explosives strapped on her body, blew herself up as she was to go through a checkpoint meant for Tamil civilians who have crossed over from rebel-held lines.
"The suicide cadre had apparently targeted the Security Forces but the explosion killed some civilians and a few soldiers," the army said.
The dead and injured civilians were amongst those arriving in special 'safe zones' created by the Army for trapped Tamil civilians. According to a military spokesman, so far 17,000 out of an estimated 250,000 people have come over to 'safe zones'.
The suicide bomber blew herself up when she was being frisked along with people fleeing the war zones near Sundarapuram in Visuamadu at around 11.30 am, the army said.
This was the first major suicide attack in Sri Lanka in a month, though last week government forces claimed to have thwarted several such attempts on the battlefront near Mullaittivu. Initial reports put the figure at 24 dead and 45 injured. The exact figures of casualties, however, are yet to be estimated as tension prevailed in the area.
Security forces immediately cordoned off the area, while medical units were rushed to the site. Women and children are believed to be among the victims, the defence ministry sources said.
The wounded were taken to the Kilinochchi hospital.
A 13-year old child suicide bomber was used against advancing troops in Chalai near Elephant Pass on February 4, but the attack was averted.
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From history we see and learn that Freedom and Equality are most valued by people . Time and again the people have won after struggles and fights against tyrants , colonisers and repressive governments.Thus was USA , France,SouthAfrica,Kenya,Uganda,India and a host of other nations born into Freedom.It is an extremely usual and a very high-probability event.In waiting again are suppressed and bullied nations of Tibet , Eelam , Taiwan , Kurdistan and a host of other promising nations in the throes of birth pains before they too are born into Freedom .
Tamil speaking Sri Lankans are being held to ransom by a ruthless murderer who has had no proper education beyond the primary standard, and has had a very troublesome childhood and grown up with no other skill than to kill, holds all the Tamil speaking Sri Lankans at ransom and dictate terms to them. What did this murderer achieve so far by creating two generations of suicide bombers and child soldiers? He inhumanly uses Tamil speaking Sri Lankan children to fight for battles that will result only in fulfilling his lunatic desires and destroys the future generation of the Tamil speaking Sri Lankan community.
You must be a genetically adultrated fellow poluting TamilNadu.It is better to die than live in humiliation.LLTE is fighting for Self respect for Tamils which is more essential than the life , for real Tamils not for adultrated ones like you.
As long as LTTE is there the Sri Lankan Tamils will continue to suffer like in Kashmir the people of Kashmir suffer because of LET and other terror groups