2008 Fort Railway Station bombing

Infobox civilian attack
title = 2008 Fort Railway Station Bombing


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location = Fort Railway Station, Colombo, Sri Lanka
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date = February 3, 2008
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timezone = UTC+5:30
type = suicide bombing [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7318227.stm Sri Lanka probes 'bomber offer', BBC] ]
fatalities = 12 [http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/02/03/world/main3783346.shtml Suicide Bomb Hits Sri Lankan Rail Station,CBS News] ]
injuries = 92
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susperp = Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
weapons = The 2008 Fort Railway Station Bombing was a suicide bombing of a commuter train while it was stopped at the Fort Railway Station, Colombo, Sri Lanka on February 3 2008. The bombing killed 12 and injured more than 100 [ [http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZftUZJ4fLGo72X5W-cuq2mSP2WQ Seven dead, nearly 100 hurt in Sri Lanka suicide blast: police, hospital,AFP] ] [ [http://www.asiantribune.com/?q=node/9436 Another bomb blast inside Colombo Fort Railway station – 9 dead and more than 100 injured] ] . Killed in the attack were eight school children of D. S. Senanayake College's baseball team and their coach/teacher-in-charge.

The Sri Lankan Government immediately alleged that the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber [ [http://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080204/world.htm#12 Colombo suicide blast kills 12 civilians] ] , belonging to LTTE, who got down from a train and exploded amids rush hour on Platform 3, but provided no evidence. WSWS claims that attack could have been carried out by either the LTTE or Sri Lankan Military or military associated paramilitary cannot be ruled out as a possible perpetrator. [ [http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/jun2008/sril-j02.shtml Bomb blast in Sri Lanka targets rail commuters] ] [ [http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2008/feb/03/us_blames_tamil_tigers_sri_lanka_blasts.html US blames Tamil Tigers for Sri Lanka blasts] ] .

See also

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

References

External links

* [http://www.dssenanayake.org/news/ill-fated-commemorated The ill Fated - Commemorated, dssenanayake.org]
* [http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20080210/spotlight.htm Heartbreak cityHeartbreak city, Island]
* [http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKCOL33927320080203?feedType=RSS&feedName=topNews Sri Lanka railway station suicide blast kills 11, Reuters]