2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing
- 2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing
Infobox terrorist attack
title=2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing
caption=
location=Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
target=
date=June 16, 2008
time-begin=
time-end=
timezone=UTC+5:30
type=Bomb on a motorcycle
fatalities=12 [cite news|title=Policemen die in Sri Lanka attack | date=2008-06-16 | publisher=BBC News | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7456080.stm|accessdate=2008-06-16]
injuries=40
susperps=
perps=Tamil Tigers
The 2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing was a bombing on a police station that killed 12 members of police and injured 40 including children in the town of Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka on June 16, 2008. The bombing was carried out by detonating a motorcycle laden with explosives, although the perpetrator has not been confirmed, the Tamil Tigers is believed to be responsible. [cite news|title=Policemen die in Sri Lanka attack | date=2008-06-16 | publisher=BBC News|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7456080.stm|accessdate=2008-06-16]
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7456080.stm BBC News]
ee also
* List of terrorist incidents, 2008
* List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
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