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The Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission strongly condemns the suicide bomb attack that took place at the Sri Lankan Army Head Quarters in Colombo earlier on Tuesday . The attack was aimed at Lt. Gen. Sarath Fonseka who was subsequently rushed to hospital. The Sri Lankan Monitoring Mission still has limited information about the attack and will for the time being refrain from drawing any immediate conclusions about the possible perpetrators, SLMM spokesperson Helen Olofdottir said. However we remain at the disposal for the Government of Sri Lanka to assist in making the necessary inquiries, she said. This attack is yet another serious blow to the Ceasefire Agreement and the Peace Process. It is likely to have very negative effects on the relationship between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers or Tamil Eelam and could jeopardize any possibility for future talks, SLMM spokesperson said. The Government armed forces have suffered countless attacks in the last few weeks but have shown restraint and refrained from massive retaliation. "We sincerely urge the Sri Lankan Government to equally refrain from any retaliatory actions at this stage and remain committed to the Peace Process",SLMM spokesperson said | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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