A controlled explosion took place on Wednesday morning in Sri Lankan capital Colombo. The controlled blast took place in a motorbike parked near Savoy Cinema on 12 Galle Road in the national capital.


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Moments later, news agency ANI quoted Sri Lankan minister, Ruwan Wijewardene saying that the Special Task Force (STF) detected a suspicious motorbike and had approached it.



They had tried to open the seat but it had got stuck and so they decided to have a controlled blast, added Wijewardene. He clarified that it was not a bomb.



"Special Task Force detected a suspicious motorbike&they had gone up to it. They had tried to open the seat but it had got stuck. They decided to have a controlled blast. So, it's not a bomb," news agency ANI quoted Wijewardene.


The death toll from the eight explosions that shook the south Asian nation on Sunday has increased to 359, of which 39 are foreign nationals. A total of 17 bodies have been identified to be that of foreigners and have been handed over to their families, ANI quoted Wijewardene. An investigation is still being conducted.