Sri Lanka blast toll hits 28 dead, dozens wounded - military

COLOMBO, Feb 9 (Reuters) -- At least 28 people were killed and 90 wounded when a female Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up on Monday at a checkpoint for refugees fleeing Sri Lanka's war zone, the military said.

"Two officers and 18 others were killed from the army, two officers injured and 48 others injured. Eight civilians were killed and 40 others injured. Many of them are women and children" military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara said. (Reporting by Ranga Sirilal; Writing by Bryson Hull; Editing by David Fox)