COLOMBO, Dec 11: At least two people were killed and 15 others were injured when a bomb exploded on Saturday at the end of a concert by Indian superstar Shahrukh Khan in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo.
A bomb ripped through the stands just as Shahrukh ended a concert that went ahead despite complaints by Buddhist monks unhappy that the show coincided with the anniversary of the death last year of a popular monk.
"Two people were dead when they were brought in," a doctor at the Colombo national hospital said. "There are another 15 injured admitted. They all have shrapnel injuries caused by a hand grenade or a hand bomb."
The India star and his troupe were unharmed, police said.
The monks called off plans to protest during the three-hour concert, but their followers clashed with police who fired teargas, water cannon and rubber bullets to disperse mobs near the concert venue.
Police also arrested more than a dozen men who attacked cars and concert-goers.-AFP
