Colombo Central Bus Station bombing
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| Central Bus Station Bombing | |
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| Location | Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Date | April 21, 1987 (UTC+5:30) |
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Attack type
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Car bombing |
| Deaths | 113 |
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
- ↑ Chronology of key dates in Sri Lanka's Tamil separatist campaign
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- 1987 crimes in Sri Lanka
- Attacks on civilians attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- Car and truck bombings in Sri Lanka
- Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks against buses
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War I
- Mass murder in 1987
- Mass murder of Sinhalese
- Terrorist incidents in 1987
