Colombo Central Bus Station bombing

Central Bus Station Bombing
Location Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date April 21, 1987 (UTC+5:30)
Attack type
 Car bombing
Deaths 113
Suspected perpetrator
 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Central Bus Station Bombing was the car bombing of the central bus terminal of Colombo carried out on April 21, 1987 in Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The bombing killed 113 civilians. [1][2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Chronology of key dates in Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist campaign
  2. ↑ "Timeline of the Tamil conflict". BBC. September 4, 2000. Retrieved 2008-04-30.

Coordinates: 6°56′05″N 79°51′17″E / 6.9347°N 79.8548°E / 6.9347; 79.8548

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