| Attack on Pakistani Ambassador to Sri Lanka | |
|---|---|
| Date | August 14, 2006 |
| Target | Bashir Wali Mohamed |
Attack type | Bombing attack |
| Weapons | Explosives |
| Deaths | 7 |
Non-fatal injuries | 14 |
| Perpetrators |
 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (alleged) |
| Motive | Unknown |
On August 14, 2006, a convoy carrying the Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Bashir Wali Mohamed, was attacked by a Claymore antipersonnel mine concealed within an auto rickshaw. The High Commissioner escaped unhurt, but seven people (including four Army commandoes) were killed and a further seventeen injured in the blast.[1]
No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the Sri Lankan government blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). High Commissioner Mohamed claimed that India had carried it out,[2] in order to intimidate Pakistan, which is one of the main suppliers of military equipment to the Sri Lankan government.[2] Pakistan had promised one shipload of the wherewithal every 10 days in coming months.
A Sri Lankan military spokesman said, "Definitely it's an LTTE attack to the Pakistan ambassador's car but they missed and the backup vehicle got caught." The Pakistani ambassador may be a target of the LTTE because Pakistan is a major backer of the Sri Lankan government.[3]
Several LTTE suspects were arrested following the attack.[4]
Sources[]
- ↑ Rica Roy & Anisa Khan (August 14, 2006). "Lanka blast: Pak envoy safe, 7 killed". NDTV. http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?id=20040&template=Lanka&callid=0&frmsrch=1&txtsrch=Lanka.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sudha Ramachandran (September 22, 2006). "The Pakistani muscle behind Colombo". Asia Times. http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/HI22Df01.html.
- ↑ Simon Gardner (August 14, 2006). Dozens killed in Sri Lanka blast. Reuters. http://today.reuters.com/news/articlenews.aspx?type=worldNews&storyID=2006-08-14T144218Z_01_COL232155_RTRUKOC_0_US-SRILANKA.xml. Retrieved March 4, 2009.
- ↑ http://wwwupdate.un.org/ga/sixth/63/Prot_Dipl_TEXT/2007SriLanka.pdf[dead link]
- Seven killed in Colombo explosion. BBC News Online. August 14, 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/4789991.stm.
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