( dpa ) - Tamil rebels set off a powerful claymore mine against a civilian passenger bus in north-eastern Sri Lanka on Monday afternoon, a military spokesman said.
"There are several casualties, but we do not have the figures immediately," a military spokesman said, confirming that the bus was caught in the attack at Ethawetunuwewa, 280 kilometres north-east of the capital.
The incident was reported from an area where there have been regular skirmishes between security forces and rebels.