At least two people had been injured. An LBO reporter at the scene said the explosion had occurred in Malwatte Road, a side street of the wholesale business district of Colombo.
Explosion in Sri Lanka capital Colombo
(L-R)- Mr. Waruna Sri Dhanapala, Acting Secretary, Ministry of Digital Economy; Dr. P. Nandalal Weerasinghe, Governor, Central Bank of Sri Lanka; Hon. Chathuranga Abeyasingha, Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development; Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital Economy; Ms. Azusa Kubota, Resident Representative, UNDP in Sri Lanka; Hon. Eranga Weeraratne, Deputy Minister of Digital Economy; Hon. Professor Chrishantha Abeysena, Minister of Science and Technology in Sri Lanka; and Fadhil Bakeer Markar, Team Leader, Strategic Engagement, Digital and Innovation, UNDP Sri Lanka
Sept 29, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion ripped through the Fort business district of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo, shortly after mid-day damaging several vehicles, eyewitnesses and police said. Police said six vehicles were damaged. The bomb was believed to have gone off in a parked vehicle.