Eighteen civilians including eleven children killed in a claymore attack on a school bus
Eighteen people including twelve children traveling in a public bus were killed and a further 17 children, teachers, driver and other passengers were injured in a claymore attack on a bus in Mannar district by the Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lanka military at 2.30pm today.
 Most of the passengers in the bus were either school children or teachers returning from a sporting event back to their home in the Mannar district. Among those injured were three teachers and the school principal. One of the injured is a Catholic nun. .JPG)
The attack took place one Kilometer from the famous Madhu shrine on the Madhu Palampiddy road. The injured and the dead were taken to the Kilinochchi, Pallamadhu and the Mulankavil hospitals. 
Names of those killed: 1. Kadson (Male aged 11, student)
2. K Tessman (Male aged 11, student)
3. Roshan (Male aged 12, student)
4. P Jonny (Male aged 13, student)
5. P Janarthanan (Male aged 13, student)
6. Y Bruno (Male aged 13, student)
7. K Tharshika (Female aged 13, student)
8. Y Prito (Male aged 15, student)
9. S Bernard George (Male aged 16, student)
10. P Yute Conston (Male aged 16, student)
11. Milton (Male aged 16, student)
12. P Samson (Male aged 16, student)
13. Mary Josepin (Female, aged 31)
14. Rajasooriyan Arasi (Female, aged 37, employee of the Department of Education)
15. Reeta (Female aged 39, Nurse)
16. K Jerad (Male aged 32, bus driver)
17. Suresh (Male aged 32, bus conductor)
18. Suntharam (Male aged 61, Madhu hospital security guard)
Names of those injured: 1. M Krishanth (Male aged 8, student)
2. K Pulin (Female aged 9, student)
3. Jenosasdika (Female aged 12, student)
4. P Consita (Female aged 12, student)
5. A Jenistan Peries (Male aged 12, student)
6. T Dulas (Male aged 15, student)
7. R Thanusika (Female aged 16, student)
8. P Mathushalini (Female aged 16, student)
9. Anitha (Female aged 16, student)
10. K Lambert (Male aged 51, School principal)
11. Resitta (Female aged 38, Teacher)
12. Thishitha (Female aged 35, Teacher)
13. Nisrmala Ranjini (Female aged 36, Catholic nun)
14. K Gunaseelini (Female aged 45, Teacher)
15. Gnasooriyar (Male aged 35, postal worker)
16. Jasintha (Female aged 55)
17. Pakianathan (Male aged 60)
30 January 2008
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Europe which has a total population of 800 million is made up of 45 language based nation states. South Asia which has a total population of one billion, (1000 million) is comprised of four states. Who is preventing and therefore benefiting by limiting new nation-states in South Asia?
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