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Sri Lankan minister killed in War Heroes Day bombing
A suicide bombing at a Ratmalana fund raiser killed Industrial Development Minister C V Gooneratne and 21 others, including the minister's wife among seven injured. The attack, linked in tone to the Tamil Tigers Black Tigers, halted Colombo traffic and honored fallen soldiers on War Heroes Day.
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Colombo
Sri Lanka
C.V. Gooneratne
Ratmalana
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Black Tigers
Jaffna
Chandrika Kumaratunga