The United States has strongly condemned the terrorist attacks on February 3 at the Fort Railway Station and at the Dehiwala Zoo in Colombo, and on February 2 on a bus in Dambulla.
The press statement released by the US Embassy in Colombo said, %u201CWe offer our condolences to the victims, and their families.%u201D
%u201CThese reprehensible acts, which bear all the hallmarks of the LTTE, clearly targeted innocent civilians to foster an atmosphere of fear prior to Sri Lanka%u2019s Independence Day celebrations,%u201D the Embassy statement said.
US Embassy urged, %u201CWe appeal urgently to all parties to the conflict to take every possible measure to avoid killing or injuring civilians.%u201D
