The explosion occurred on the day that Japan 's special envoy to Sri Lanka , Yasushi Akashi , met with President Mahinda Rajapaksa to shore up support for the peace talks .
Mahinda Rajapaksa /people/person/nationality Sri Lanka
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Sri Lanka
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