Global Information2008 Piliyandala bus bombing information
| 2008 Piliyandala bombing | |
|---|---|
 Colombo District highlighted within Sri Lanka | |
| Location | Piliyandala, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Date | April 25, 2008 18:45[1] (UTC+5:30) |
Attack type | parcel bombing |
| Deaths | 26 |
| Injured | 64 |
| Perpetrators | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (suspected) |
The 2008 Piliyandala bombing was a bombing of a commuter bus carried out on April 25, 2008 in Piliyandala, Sri Lanka, a suburb of Colombo. The bombing killed 26 and injured at least 64,[2] and was the first major attack against civilians on the island since the April 6 Weliveriya bombing that killed Highways Minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle and national athletics coach Lakshman de Alwis. It was also the deadliest bus bombing since the January 16 attack on a civilian bus at Buttala.[3]
The bombing took place amid a government offensive against the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the island's north.[4]
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- ^ Jayasinghe, Amal (April 26, 2008). "Sri Lanka fears more bombings as bus toll hits 26". France 24. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-28.
- ^ Buncombe, Andrew (April 26, 2008). "Dozens killed in Sri Lankan bus bomb". The Independent. Archived from the original on 28 April 2008. Retrieved 2008-04-30.
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