The convoy was carrying a government minister [AFP]

The explosion occurred on Thursday near a Buddhist temple in Borelesgamuwa, Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said.

Police believe the blast was a suicide attack targeting a vehicle convoy carrying Maithripala Sirisena, the country's agriculture minister, he said.

Sri Lanka has blamed previous attacks across the island on fighters from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).

The LTTE, or Tamil Tigers, have been fighting for a separate homeland for Sri Lanka's ethic Tamils since 1972.

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