Colombo, Sri Lanka (CNN) -- More than 60 people, including two Chinese nationals, are feared dead in eastern Sri Lanka in an explosion at a road construction site, military officials said Friday.
The blast flattened a nearby police station.
The two Chinese nationals were working on a road construction project and had gone to collect explosives to use in their work when the explosion occurred, said Major Gen. Udaya Madawala.
It took place in Karadiyanaru in the eastern coastal district of Batticaloa.
The explosives were stored near a police station and the blast destroyed the structure.
Officials are investigating the cause of the blast.
The blast flattened a nearby police station.
The two Chinese nationals were working on a road construction project and had gone to collect explosives to use in their work when the explosion occurred, said Major Gen. Udaya Madawala.
It took place in Karadiyanaru in the eastern coastal district of Batticaloa.
The explosives were stored near a police station and the blast destroyed the structure.
Officials are investigating the cause of the blast.
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