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An alleged suicide bomber of the Tamil rebel left at least seven soldiers killed when sacrificing at a facility near the capital of Sri Lanka, the authorities said. 17 other people, including four civilians, were injured.

The detonation occurs while developing heavy fighting between the rebels of the Tamil tiges and government forces in the north. The navy said it destroyed a rebel boat and a website that supports the Tigers said that at least 50 soldiers were killed in a battle near a rebel stronghold.

The suicide bomber was opened way for a module of the Civil Defense in the town of Wattala and triggered the explosives he was carrying, said Brigadier General Uday Nanayakkara. Wattala is located a few kilometers (miles) north of Colombo.

The blast left six soldiers and one civilian dead, while another 13 soldiers and four civilians were wounded, said Nanayakkara, who blamed the separatist rebels of the Tamil Tigers.

The Tamil Tigers, who are regarded by the United States and the European Union as a terrorist organization, often deny any involvement in suicide bombings. Sri Lankan authorities have accused of conducting more than 240 such attacks against political, military and economic centers since the mid-1980.