the military said. Most of those killed were policemen.The explosives that detonated were meant for road construction in the region and belonged to a Chinese company, Military spokesman Udaya Medawalla said.About 60 policemen and two Chinese nationals lost their lives in the blast, he said.The blast occurred when the workers from the Chinese company were shifting the explosives kept in containers in the police station to a vehicle, Medawalla said.Shortly, the vehicle carrying the explosives exploded and as a result of the detonation, three other containers too blew up, the spokesman said.Officials said that 30 of the 40 injured have been admitted to Batticaloa hospital.news from ndtv.
