Police say three civilians killed in bomb blast in northern Sri Lanka

Associated Press, Tue October 10, 2006 04:23 EDT . - - COLOMBO, Sri Lanka - (AP) Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels detonated a bomb in northern Sri Lanka - on Tuesday, killing three people and wounding three others, police said.

The bomb, believed to have been hidden in a vehicle, exploded in the northern town of Vavuniya, said Kumara Sandanayake, a local police officer. The blast also damaged a house.

Authorities suspect separatist Tamil rebels were behind the blast, he said.

Vavuniya is the northernmost government-held garrison town before rebel-held territory.