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<span style='color:red'>Woman suicide bomber kills 4 policemen

[size=9][TamilNet, July 07, 2004 09:13 GMT] </span>

A woman suicide bomber who was alleged to be on a mission to assassinate Minister Mr. Douglas Devananda exploded herself killing four policemen when she was to be subjected to a body check in the Kollupitya Police station Wednesday morning around 11 a.m., police said.
The Kollupitya Police Station is located in the heart of the Colombo city next to the Prime Minister's residence " Temple Trees", sources said.

Bomb blast had caused severe damage to the Kollupitya Police Station, police said

Police said the alleged woman suicide bomber was taken into to custody in front of the office of Minister Mr. Douglas Devananda Wednesday morning on suspicion. She was immediately taken to Kollupitya Police Station for investigation. When she was about to be examined she exploded herself killing four policemen and injuring 12 others in the Kollupitya Police Station. Among the injured were two civilians and the rest policemen, police said.

Police said its initial investigation revealed that the woman had gone to ministry office to see Minister Mr. Douglas Devananda. She was not allowed to meet the Minister when she refused to be examined by the security personnel. Thereafter she left the ministry. Police personnel who followed her took her into custody and brought her to the Kollupitya Police Station, police sources said.