Another blast targets Lankan railway, 18 hurt

8220;Eighteen passengers including three women were injured in the explosion and were admitted to the hospital where they are being treated for minor injuries8221;, a police officer said.

All those injured were travelling in the second bogey behind the engine, he said. 8220;It is believed that the bomb had been triggered to target the Colombo-bound heavily crowded passenger train8221;, the Defence Ministry said.

Earlier Nine people, including five women, were killed and 71 others injured when a bomb, planted by suspected LTTE rebels, ripped through a packed train in the same area last week.