Suicide attack in Lanka, many feared dead

An explosion took place near a mosque in Sri Lanka's southern Matara province on Tuesday, officials said.

The number of people killed or wounded in the suicide attack is still not known.Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara told IANS that "there were reports of several casualties".

Matara, populated overwhelmingly by the Sihalese community, is about 160 km south of Colombo.More details awaited.