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Pages in category "Suicide car and truck bombings in Sri Lanka" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Galadari Hotel car park is located adjacent to the western tower of the Colombo World Trade Centre, two 39-storey office towers that housed the Colombo Stock Exchange and the Information Ministry at the time. Since the Colombo World Trade Centre was inaugurated a few days before, it was suspected to be the main target of the LTTE. [2]
Colombo Central Bank bombing: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo: 91: LTTE: A truck containing about 440 pounds of high explosives crashed through the main gate of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The blast killed at least 91 people and injured 1,400 others. [46] [47] 24 July 1996 1996 Dehiwala train bombing: Dehiwala, Colombo: 64: LTTE
Suicide car and truck bombings in Sri Lanka (6 P) Pages in category "Car and truck bombings in Sri Lanka" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.
Before the Real IRA's MI6 attack, Hammersmith Bridge was damaged by a small bomb blast in June 2000, resulting in the bridge requiring renovation. [4] A further planting of a bomb occurred near a west London train station in July 2000. [5] A by-election in the constituency of South Antrim was scheduled to be held the day after the attack.
Nagerkovil school bombing - 34-71 civilians lost their lives on 22 September 1995. Tamil sources blamed the Sri Lanka Air Force, which denied responsibility. Madhu school bus bombing - On 29 January 2008, a claymore mine struck a school bus, claiming 17 lives, including 11 schoolchildren in an LTTE-controlled area. The LTTE blamed the Sri Lanka ...
March 2: Havelock Road Bombing: At least 19 people, including Sri Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister, Ranjan Wijeratne killed in an LTTE car bomb explosion in Colombo. A further 73 people injured. [7] March 24: Bogamuyaya, Akkaraipattu: Bomb explosion carried out by LTTE at Fish Market Akkaraipattu, killing nine Muslims and injuring 32 others. [5]
After months of reconnaissance by LTTE intelligence wing, the LTTE carried out a raid on the 12 April 1996, when the country was celebrating the Sinhalese New Year.The night before, the 7:40 pm the Command Operations Room of the Western Naval Area of SLNS Ranagala received an anonymous call stating that a merchant ship outside the Colombo harbour was being boarded by sea pirates.