Sri Lanka (ceylon) - Tamilen

[Schneemann]

Bombs mar Sri Lanka independence day

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- A series of explosions tore through Sri Lanka Monday as the country celebrated its independence day.

The government immediately blamed the Tamil Tiger rebels for the attacks, which killed 12 civilians and one soldier in separate incidents.

A roadside bomb ripped through a bus in northeast Sri Lanka Monday, killing 12 passengers and injuring 17 others, the military told CNN.

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Schneemann.