(Reuters) - Sri Lankan soldiers carry the coffin of retired army general and North Central province opposition leader Janaka Perera during a funeral procession at a public cemetery in Colombo October 11, 2008. A suicide blast blamed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed Perera, a popular retired Major-General, his wife, and 26 others in the ancient tourist town of Anuradhapura on Monday. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe (SRI LANKA)

(Reuters) - A Sri Lankan soldier stands guard as women carry placards during the funeral march for retired army general and North Central province opposition leader Janaka Perera in Colombo October 11, 2008. A suicide blast blamed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed Perera, a popular retired Major-General, his wife, and 26 others in the ancient tourist town of Anuradhapura on Monday. The placards reads: (top) "Let's forever remember General Janaka, his wife and all the others who died in the bomb blast." and (bottom) "May the gods curse all those who did not provide security and cleared the way for the murder." REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe (SRI LANKA)

(Reuters) - Sri Lankan opposition leader Ranil Wickramasinghe walks beside the coffin of retired army general and North Central province opposition leader Janaka Perera during a funeral procession at a public cemetery in Colombo October 11, 2008. A suicide blast blamed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed Perera, a popular retired Major-General, his wife, and 26 others in the ancient tourist town of Anuradhapura on Monday. REUTERS/Buddhika Weerasinghe (SRI LANKA)