| 2008 Fort railway station bombing | |
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File:File:Ds terrorist attack memorial.jpg Memorial for the students of D. S. Senanayake College who were killed by the LTTE in 2008 | |
| Location | Fort railway station, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Date | February 3, 2008 (UTC+5:30) |
Attack type | suicide bombing[1] |
| Deaths | 12[2] |
Non-fatal injuries | 92[2] |
Suspected perpetrator | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
The 2008 Fort railway station bombing was a suicide bombing of a commuter train while it was stopped at the Fort railway station, the main station in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on February 3, 2008. The bombing killed 12[2] and injured more than 100.[3] 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 alleged that the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber,[4] belonging to LTTE, who got down from a train and exploded during rush hour on Platform 3.[5]
See also[]
- 2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings
- Madhu school bus bombing
References[]
- ↑ Sri Lanka probes 'bomber offer', BBC
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Suicide Bomb Hits Sri Lankan Rail Station,CBS News
- ↑ Seven dead, nearly 100 hurt in Sri Lanka suicide blast: police, hospital,AFP Archived 2012-07-25 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Colombo suicide blast kills 12 civilians
- ↑ US blames Tamil Tigers for Sri Lanka blasts
External links[]
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