Three killed, two hurt in Lanka grenade attack

The two constables and a civilian were killed on the spot while two soldiers manning the location were wounded.

At least two policemen and a civilian were killed and two soldiers were wounded in a bomb attack near a roadblock at the entrance to Trincomalee town, police said.

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Attackers, believed to be from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), attacked the Anuradhapura junction checkpoint at the entrance to the north-eastern port town, a police spokesman said.

The two constables and a civilian were killed on the spot while two soldiers manning the location were wounded, he said.

The attack came hours after a similar bombing in the eastern district of Batticaloa where four policemen were wounded.