By IRNA,

New Delhi : At least seven persons have been killed and more than 75 others injured in a massive blast in Colombo a short while ago.

The incident occurred at Fort area, commercial hub of Sri Lankan capital. Military spokesman Brig. Udaya Nanayakkara said that the blast, suspected to have been triggered by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), was targeted on a bus carrying police personnel, All India Radio (AIR) reported here.

The attack was carried out by a suicide bomber who came on a two wheeler and rammed on to the police bus, military sources said. The condition of some of the injured is reported serious.