Eleven innocent civilians were killed while over 25 injured when the LTTE terrorists exploded a bomb inside the "New City Cafe" hotel in Ampara town this evening, May 09.

The explosion took place around 5.45 p.m and the victims who received injuries were rushed to the Ampara hospital, sources said.

This is another cowardly attempt of the LTTE terrorists to disrupt the normalcy in the area as the government scheduled to head the provincial council election tomorrow to establish the democracy in the eastern province.

Pic1-Mrs. Ferial Ashraff and Minister H.M Fowzie visited the injured at the Ampara hospital following the LTTE bomb blast on 9th May-2008.
Pic2-According to reports received 11 people were killed and over 25 injured.
Pic3-'New City Cafe hotel' where the bomb was set off by LTTE on Friday( 9th May- 2008).
Pic4-The injured been rushed to the general hospital at Ampara.