Bomber kills 14 at Sri Lankan marathon (AP)

April 6, 2008 | By In Top Stories |

A suicide bomber killed 14 people at an opening ceremony for a marathon Sunday, including a government minister approaching the starting line, a 1992 Olympic runner and a national track coach. More than 90 others were wounded. Officials blamed the bombing on the Tamil Tigers rebels. They have fought since 1983 for an independent homeland for the ethnic minority Tamils, marginalized for decades by…

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