An explosion occurred in a town 40km east of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, on Thursday (Apr 25) but there were no casualties, a police spokesman said, according to Channelnewsasia.
Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said police were investigating the blast on empty land behind the magistrate's court in Pugoda.
"There was an explosion behind the court, we are investigating," he said, adding it was not a controlled explosion like other blasts in recent days.