Katubedda bomb suspect arrested

Rafik JALALDEEN

COLOMBO: A suspect was arrested by the CID in connection with Katubedda bus bomb blast which killed 21 passengers while injuring 60 others on June 6 in Katubedda, Moratuwa.

Police spokesman SSP Ranjith Gunasekera said the man aged 24 was arrested by the CID when he was trying to leave the country at the Bandaranaike International Airport on Wednesday.

“The suspect was arrested in connection with the Katubedda bus bomb blast and the CID are conducting further investigations,” he added.

The incident occurred near the Katubedda campus targeting a Kottawa-Mt.Lavinia bus. The claymore mine hidden in a roadside thicket was exploded using a remote control device.