Suicide blast kills 15 injures 46

Fifteen people were killed and another 46, including Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mahinda Wijesekera were injured in a suicide attack which targeted the National Milad-un-Nabi festival at the Jumma Mosque in Godapitiya, Akuressa (Matara District) around 10.30 am yesterday.

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Government condemns

The Government condemned in the strongest possible terms the LTTE suicide bomb attack on the Milad-un-Nabi Muslim Festival to mark the birthday of Holy Prophet Mohammed, at Godapitiya, Akuressa, Matara this morning around 10.a.m. in which 15 persons were killed and many others injured, including a Government Minister.

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Surgery on Minister

Post and Telecommunication Minister Mahinda WijesEkera and two other persons have been airlifted from Matara hospital to Colombo National Hospital owing to their serious injuries after yesterday’s bomb explosion at Godapitiya Jumma Masjid mosque.

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Lankan migrant workers ‘not hit by global economic crisis’

There was no major impact on Sri Lankan migrant workers due to the global economic crisis, said DGM Welfare and Research, Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment (SLBFE) M. Deshapriya.

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