Bombing in Sri Lanka Kills Seventeen

On November 28th 2007 (today), a bomb went off in Colombo, Sri Lanka that sparked fear that the Tamil Tigers, a Tamil nationalist group, could still hold the ability to deeply injure government territory even after the group has suffered waves of attacks in their northern holdings. The Tamil Tigers have waged a political war against the current government of Sri Lanka, demanding a separation from the current nation in order to create a separate state. Led by Velupillai Prabhakaran, this group has proceeded to assault the Sri Lankan government even after peace talk were held. In this most recent bombing, 17 people were killed in the department store. Other bombings that the Tamil Tigers have set into play have killed over 150 government personnel, injuring even more. For example, the Sri Lankan army general Fonseka faced an attempt at assassination by suicide bombing. The attempt failed, but 10 others were killed with 28 (including Fonseka) injured.