Read more Buttala stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20909/buttala.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorThu, 24 May 2012 15:06:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16571/sri-lankan-blast-kills-26.htmlLucas Laursen<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=64589&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401023159' border='0' />At least 26 people were killed and 60 injured after an explosion ripped through a packed bus today in Buttala, Sri Lanka. The bombing was followed by gunfire, which medical workers said was responsible for many of the dead. The attack came as the government abandoned an ineffectual ceasefire with...Sri Lankan security personnel stand near a civilian bus which was struck by a bomb blast in Buttala, 150 miles southeast of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2008. A roadside bomb ripped through the packed civilian bus Wednesday, killing some 26 people in southeastern Sri Lanka as the government officially withdrew from a tattered cease-fire with Tamil Tiger rebels.(AP Photo/Indka Gurusinghe)http://www.newser.com/story/16571/sri-lankan-blast-kills-26.htmlWed, 16 Jan 2008 08:42:00 CST