Wednesday, July 04, 2007

Sri Lankan soldiers inspect the fuel tank of a truck for explosives in Colombo



Sri Lankan soldiers inspect the fuel tank of a truck for explosives in Colombo. Sri Lankan air force jets carried out a second straight day of bombing raids against Tamil Tiger rebels positioned in jungles in the east of the island.(AFP/Sanka Vidanagama)

An army soldier stands guard in Colombo


Sri Lankan soldiers inspect the fuel tank of a truck for explosives in Colombo. Sri Lankan air force jets carried out a second straight day of bombing raids against Tamil Tiger rebels positioned in jungles in the east of the island.(AFP/Sanka Vidanagama)

An army soldier stands guard by the roadside leading to a check point in front of a billboard with Sri Lankan cricketers Lasith Malinga, Mahela Jayawardene and Muttiah Muralitharan (L-R) in Colombo July 4, 2007. Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels celebrated their suicide bomber squads on the eve of the 19th anniversary of their first attack on Wednesday, but in Colombo troops nervously scanned streets fearing new blasts. The first attack took place on July 5, 1987, when rebel Captain Miller drove a truck packed with explosives into an army camp. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe (SRI LANKA)