Bomber kills 90 at Sri Lankan marathon (AP)

[ASFN Admin]

A suicide bomber attacked the opening ceremony of a marathon outside Sri Lanka's capital Sunday, and among the dozen killed were a government minister, a 1992 Olympic runner and a national track coach, authorities said. More than 90 were wounded. Officials blamed the bombing, the second this year resulting in the death of a senior government official, on Tamil Tiger rebels.

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