2008 Moratuwa bus bombing

Infobox civilian attack
title = 2008 Moratuwa bus bombing


caption =
location = Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka
coordinates =
date = June 6, 2008
time = 7:35
timezone = UTC+5:30
type = Claymore bombing
fatalities = 23
injuries = 80
perp =
susperp = Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
weapons = The 2008 Moratuwa bus bombing was a Claymore bomb (roadside bomb) explosion against a commuter bus carried out on June 6, 2008 in Katubbeda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, a suburb of Colombo very close to the University of Moratuwa. The bombing killed 23 civilians and injured around 80. [cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7439193.stm|title=Deadly blasts hit Sri Lanka buses|work=BBC News|date=6 June 2008]

The Sri Lankan government and Amnesty International blamed the LTTE for the attack. The British foreign ministry and leading human rights organisations had condemned attacks on civilians in Sri Lanka. [cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2008/06/080606_amnesty.shtml|title=Amnesty condemn Tamil Tiger attacks|work=BBC News|date=6 June 2008]

See also

* 2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings
* List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
* Sri Lankan Civil War

References