2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings | |
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Location | Buttala, Sri Lanka |
Date | January 16, 2008 (UTC+5:30) |
Attack type | Roadside bomb, shooting, ambush |
Deaths | 32 |
Injured | 62 |
Perpetrators | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
The 2008 Sri Lanka roadside bombings were two separate roadside bombings that killed 32 people and injured 62 others on January 16, 2008. The first roadside bomb was aimed towards a civilian bus, with gunmen shooting at fleeing survivors and then retreating into the bush, killing farmers who encountered them. The second roadside bomb was aimed towards a military vehicle, injuring three soldiers. The Sri Lankan Government has blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attacks.
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References
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- Attacks on civilians attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- 2000s massacres of the Sri Lankan civil war
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks against buses
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War IV
- Mass murder in 2008
- Spree shootings in Sri Lanka
- Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 2008
- January 2008 events in Asia
- 2008 murders in Sri Lanka
- 2008 mass shootings in Asia
- Improvised explosive device bombings in 2008
- 2008 road incidents
- 2000s road incidents in Asia
- Road incidents in Sri Lanka