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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 .
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: Vavuniya: A roadside bomb exploded wounding four policemen and six civilians in a northern city of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Military blames the LTTE. [107] March 10: Colombo: A bomb hidden in a roadside flowerpot in Sri Lanka's capital Monday, killing one person and injuring six others, including four children who were on their way to ...
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.
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.
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]
The Special Task Force (STF) (Sinhala: විශේෂ කාර්ය බලකාය Visesha Karya Balakaya; Tamil: சிறப்பு அதிரடிப் படை) is the tier one police tactical unit of the Sri Lanka Police specialising in anti-irregular military, apprehension of armed and dangerous criminals, clandestine and covert operations, combat and patrolling in urban areas ...