The two SH-60 patrol helicopters were conducting anti-submarine exercises on Saturday night near Torishima in the remote Izu island group
Explosion in a van near Colombo church
An explosion went off on Monday in a van near a church in Sri Lanka where scores were killed the previous day, when bomb squad officials were trying to defuse it, a Reuters witness said.
Published : 22 April 2019, 11:18 AM
Updated : 22 April 2019, 11:18 AM
"The van exploded when the bomb defusing unit of the STF (Special Task Force) and air force tried to diffuse the bomb," the witness said.
Security force spokesman were not immediately available for comment.
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