Envoy in Sri Lanka after bombing - BBC News

by Populux | October 17, 2006 at 12:06 am
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The buses carried navy servicemen on leave, the military said Norwegian special envoy Jon Hanssen-Bauer has arrived in Sri Lanka, just a day after a suicide bombing killed almost 100 people. Mr Hannsen-Bauer will discuss details of forthcoming talks between government and rebels, but correspondents say the fresh violence could derail them. The rebels did not confirm or deny the attack, in which an explosives-loaded truck rammed a military bus convoy. Ninety-seven people were killed and over 100 ...
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