2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings

2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings

Infobox terrorist attack
title=2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings


caption=
location=Buttala, Sri Lanka
target=
date=January 16, 2008
time-begin=
time-end=
timezone=UTC+5:30
type=Roadside bomb, Ambush
fatalities=32 [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Bus bombing, gun attack kill 31 in Sri Lanka | date=2008-01-16 | publisher=msnbc.com | url =http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22674259/ | work =Associated Press | pages = | accessdate = 2008-04-08 | language = ]
injuries=62
susperps= Tamil TigersThe 2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings were a pair of attacks resulting in civilian deaths on January 16, 2008. The first was a roadside bomb attack on a civilian bus, with the gunmen gunning down fleeing survivors and then retreating into the bush, killing farmers who encountered them killing 28 and injuring 62 people. The second was a roadside bomb attack on a military vehicle, injuring three soldiers. The Sri Lankan Government has blamed the LTTE for this attack. [cite news | first=Randeep | last=Ramesh | coauthors= | title=Tamil Tigers kill 28 with bus bomb | date=2008-01-16 | publisher=Guardian Unlimited | url =http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2241480,00.html | work =The Guardian | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-16 | language = ] [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Tamil Tigers bomb bus as ceasefire ends | date=2008-01-16 | publisher= | url =http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixacmX4mb8cD5e1TN5XLOk8Y-1lg | work =AFP | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-16 | language = ] [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=23 civilians killed in LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion in Moneragala district | date=2008-01-16 | publisher= | url =http://satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/16/2008#1 | work =SATP | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-16 | language = ] [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Uva Province schools closed indefinitely, three school children dead | date=2008-01-16 | publisher=Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. | url =http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=4028 | work =Daily Mirror | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-16 | language = ] [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Sri Lanka: Blast kills at least 24 as rebel truce ends | date=2008-01-16 | publisher= | url =http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1776231969 | work =Adnkronos International (AKI) | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-16 | language = ] [cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= | title=Sri Lanka: Blast kills at least 24 as rebel truce ends | date=2008-01-16 | publisher=Mangalorean | url =http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=64094 | work =IANS | pages = | accessdate = 2008-01-16 | language = ]

ee also

* List of attacks attributed to the LTTE
* 2008 Fort Railway Station Bombing
* 2008 Piliyandala bombing
* Madhu school bus bombing

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