2008 Dehiwala train bombing

2008 Dehiwala train bombing
2008 Dehiwala train bombing

Colombo District, where the bombing took place, highlighted within Sri Lanka
Location Dehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date May 26, 2008
16:55 (UTC+5:30)
Attack type parcel bombing
Death(s) 9
Injured 67
Suspected perpetrator Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The 2008 Dehiwala train bombing was a bombing of a commuter train, running from Colombo to Panadura on May 26, 2008 in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, a suburb of Colombo. The bombing killed 9 people and injured at least 67. The Sri Lankan military blames the LTTE for the attack.[1][2]

WSWS claims that it is possible that the attack was carried out by the LTTE in retaliation to a bomb blast targeting a van on May 23 in LTTE controlled area, which they (the LTTE) claimed to be carried out by the Sri Lankan military[3].

June 4, 2008 a bomb exploded between the railway tracks hit by packed commuter train at 0710 local time between the Dehiwala and Wellawatte railway stations on the same rail line, injured at least 24 civilians[4].

See also

References

  1. ^ "Eight killed in Sri Lanka train bombing". Reuters. May 26, 2008. http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCACOL8969420080526. 
  2. ^ "Bomb rocks busy Sri Lankan train". BBC News. May 26, 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7420231.stm. 
  3. ^ Bomb blast in Sri Lanka targets rail commuters
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka commuters hurt by bomb". BBC News. 4 June 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7434886.stm. 

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