Bomb Blast Hits Sri Lanka

(30 Aug 08 - RV) At least 44 people were wounded today when a blast hit a crowded market in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo. In recent weeks, the military has increased its attacks against the separatist Tamil Tiger rebels in the country’s north, after officially scrapping a ceasefire in January. The 25-year civil war has killed over 70,000 people and displaced another 150,000.


Archbishop of Colombo Oswald Gomis spoke with us about the difficulties the local church faces as it attempts to send aid to the war-torn north...