- Dehiwala train bombing (1996)
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The Dehiwala train bombing was carried out on July 24, 1996, by the LTTE, was condemned by the International community including USA and EU.
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Incident
The Dehiwala train bombing resulted in 64 civilian deaths and wounding 400 others. The attack was carried out by LTTE operatives placing suitcase bombs in four carriages on a commuter train. The simultaneous explosion of these bombs resulted in a large number of casualties. The technique of simultaneously exploding multiple bombs in several carriages was used for the first time in this attack.[1]
In a July 25, 1996 the U.S. State Department and E.U. condemned the bombing of the Dehiwela railway station in Colombo and called on the LTTE to renounce the use of terrorism, also in July, the Indian government extended its ban on LTTE as an unlawful association under section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.[2]
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
- List of massacres in Sri Lanka
- List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
- List of attacks attributed to Sri Lankan government forces
Further reading
- 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 4, 2003). The Wages of Sin, ISBN 955-8552-01-1
References
- ^ "Tamil Arrested in Sri Lanka Train Bombing". The New York Times. 1996-09-04. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E7D71038F937A3575AC0A960958260.
- ^ "The Role of the International Community-Sri Lanka". Human Rights Watch. http://www.hrw.org/reports/1997/WR97/ASIA-06.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-26.
External links
- "Timeline of the Tamil conflict". BBC News. 2000-09-04. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/51435.stm.
- "From Anuradhapura to Anuradhapura". The Hindu. 2006-01-17. http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/17/stories/2006061703841000.htm.
- "Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order , Sri Lanka". http://www.defence.lk.
- janes.com
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Railway accidents in 1996 Location and date Hines Hill, Australia (14 January) • Weyauwega, WI, United States (4 March) • Stafford, England (8 March) • Jokela, Finland (21 April) • Dehiwala, Sri Lanka (24 July) • Watford, England (8 August) • Channel Tunnel, England/France (18 November) • Lower Assam, India (30 December)
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Categories:- Terrorist attacks attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- Terrorist incidents in 1996
- Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka
- Terrorist incidents on railway systems
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks against trains
- Railway accidents in 1996
- Railway accidents in Sri Lanka
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