COLOMBO, Dec. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- A total of 22 people suspected to be Japanese were killed in the tsunami on Sunday, the Sri Lankan prime minister's office said Monday.

    "We believe we have found the bodies of 22 Japanese tourists who were stranded in Yala national park in southeast Sri Lanka." said Lalith Weeratunga, secretary to Sri Lanka's prime minister.

    Many tourist hotels in the southeast area suffered damage and tourists are believed to be among the casualties, the official sources said.

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