2008 Weliveriya bombing

On 6 April 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 Weliweriya town, Sri Lanka.[2] Sri Lanka's national athletics coach Lakshman de Alwis, politician Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, former Olympics runner K.A. Karunaratne and army officer Lt Colonel Udayadeera were killed in the bombing which wounded 90 others.[3][4][5] The Sri Lankan Government has blamed the Tamil Tigers for this attack because Minister Fernandopulle was a vocal critic of the Tamil Tigers.[1]

2008 Weliveriya bombing
LocationWeliveriya, Sri Lanka
Date6 April 2008
Attack type
Roadside bomb
Deaths15[1]
Injured90

See also

Explosion caught on tape

References
  1. Blast kills Sri Lankan minister, BBC
  2. Sri Lankan MP among 10 killed in blast, CNN
  3. Suicide blast kills Sri Lankan minister, CNN
  4. Jeryaraj killed in Gampaha blast
  5. Colonel Udayadeera lays his life in the Suicide attack Archived 2008-04-11 at the Wayback Machine Ministry of Defence
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