Reuters, Wed Jan 25 00:11:16 EST 2006
COLOMBO (Reuters) - Norwegian peace envoy Erik Solheim headed for crunch talks with Sri Lanka's Tamil Tiger rebels on Wednesday, while in the capital small explosions raised fears of a return to conflict.
No-one was injured in the five overnight bombs or grenades in Colombo residential districts, but the sound of blasts and of army vehicles racing through streets reminded some of two decades of war during which Tiger suicide bombers attacked the city.
"I don't think that Solheim can bring the two parties together because the LTTE has gone too far," said 24-year-old driver Sameera Ratnayake at the scene of one of the explosions.
He said that while he did not believe the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were behind the Colombo attacks, they had killed too many Sri Lankan soldiers in the north and east, referring to a recent series of ambushes.
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