Bodies of persons who were killed in the bomb attack will be handed over their families

The Ministry of Health says bodies of persons who were killed in the bomb attack in Buttala will be handed over their families soon after concluding forensic medical examinations.
A mobile x-ray unit has been set up in the Moneragala hospital to assist the judicial medical officer in the Badulla hospital. 29 persons were killed in the claymore attack, which targeted a passenger bus plying between Buttala and Niyandagala this morning. 24 bodies are lying at the Buttala hospital while four at the Moneragala hospital. 44 injured persons were admitted to the Moneragala hospital and four them succumbed to their injuries later.
Five critically wounded persons were airlifted to Colombo and one person succumbed to injuries on the way. Director of the accident service of the Colombo National Hospital Dr. Anil Jasinghe said there was a school girl among the four persons admitted to the hospital with serious head injuries.
They were subjected to emergency surgeries. Nine persons are also receiving treatment at the Buttala hospital. A team of doctors headed by additional secretary to the health ministry Dr. Nihal Jayatilleke is now in the Moneragala hospital to care for bomb victims. Surgeons of the Badulla and Mahiyangana hospitals were also called for the Mogeragala hospital. The national blood center provided adequate quantities of blood to the patients. The medical supply division sent a stock of medicines and medical equipment to the Moneragala hospital.
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