2008 Weliveriya bombing

2008 Weliveriya bombing

Infobox terrorist attack
title=2008 Weliveriya bombing


caption=
location=Weliveriya, Sri Lanka
target=
date=April 6, 2008
time-begin=
time-end=
timezone=
type=Roadside bomb
fatalities=15 [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7332952.stm Blast kills Sri Lankan minister] , BBC]
injuries=90
susperps=Tamil Tigers
perps=On April 6 2008, 15 people were killed by an alleged suicide bomber, who exploded himself at the start of a marathon race which was part of the Sinhala and Tamil New Year celebration in Weliveriya town, Sri Lanka. [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/srilanka.bomb/index.html Sri Lankan MP among 10 killed in blast] , CNN] Sri Lanka's national athletics coach Lakshman de Alwis, politician Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, and former Olympics runner K.A. Karunaratne were killed in the bombing which wounded 90 others. [ [http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/04/06/srilanka.bomb/index.html Suicide blast kills Sri Lankan minister] , CNN] [ [http://lankadissent.com/allnews/2008_04_06_04_news.htm Jeryaraj killed in Gampaha blast] ] The Sri Lankan Government has blamed the Tamil Tigers for this attack because Minister Fernandopulle was a vocal critic of the Tamil Tigers.

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