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The Dehiwala train bombing was carried out by the LTTE, an organization which has been banned in 29 countries including the US, Australia, EU, India and Canada due to its terrorist activities.
Incident
The Dehiwala train bombing resulted in 56 civilian deaths. The attack was carried out by LTTE operatives placing suitcase bombs in four carriages on a commuter train. The simultaneous explosion of these bonbs resulted in a large number of casualties. The technique of simultaneously exploding multiple bombs in several carriages was used for the first time in the world during this attack. This techniques was later replicated at the Madrid train bombing and London train bombing.
Related incidents
Some of the related LTTE attacks on civilians between 1984 and 2006 include the
- Kebithigollewa massacre - 62 Sinhalese civilians died
- Gonagala massacre - 54 Sinhalese civilians died
- October 1995 Eastern Sri Lanka Massacres - 120 Sinhalese civilians died
- Kallarawa massacre - 42 Sinhalese civilians died
- Anuradhapura massacre - 146 Sinhalese civilians died
- Palliyagodella massacre - 166 Muslim Civilians died
- Central Bank Bombing - 102 civilians died
- Kent and Dollar Farm massacres - 52 Sinhalese civilians died
See also
References and further readingTemplate:Relevanace
- Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9
- Gunaratna, Rohan. (October 1, 1987). War and Peace in Sri Lanka: With a Post-Accord Report From Jaffna, Sri Lanka: Institute of Fundamental Studies. ISBN 955-8093-00-9
- Gunasekara, S.L. (November 04, 2003). The Wages of Sin, ISBN 955-8552-01-1
- http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/17/stories/2006061703841000.htm
- http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,957036,00.html
- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/51435.stm
- "Timeline of the Tamil conflict". BBC News. September 4, 2000.