Colombo, June 16 (Xinhua) Sri Lanka's air force continued raids against rebel targets in the north of the country Friday, a day after an attack on a civilian bus killed 64 people.
"The air force took some limited targets of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-controlled areas in the north on Friday morning," military spokesman Prasad Samarasinghe said.
Samarasinghe also declined to comment if the air raids will continue or not.
The Sri Lankan government ordered air raids on rebel positions in the Mulaitivu district in the north and Sampur in the east on Thursday, hours after a claymore mine attack on a bus at Kebitigollewa, 270 km north of Colombo. More than 80 people were also injured in the attack.
The government has strongly condemned the attack, which occurred a day after an LTTE delegation returned to the country after the aborted peace talks in Oslo.
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse visited the scene of the explosion and the victims on Thursday and instructed officials to provide all necessary relief and assistance to the people.
"All necessary arrangements will be made to protect the people," Rajapakse stressed, adding that the government will continue the peace process.
Over 700 people have been killed in violence in Sri Lanka since last December.