52:
78:
1383:
1148:
1219:
1296:
2258:
2242:
2305:
2274:
2321:
85:
59:
1356:
2289:
238:
The bombing, which was chosen specifically to land on the time of the day in order to harm as many people as possible, produced an enormous explosion that could be heard ten miles away. Six buses were trapped in the attack, causing numerous passengers to die in the fire as their buses burned. Heavy
273:
mobs rioted across the streets of
Colombo, pulling over cars to see if there were Tamils inside. Sri Lankan police led a massive intervention against rioters after some started stoning Tamil-owned stores, leading to heavy police presence in every corner of the city. The riots were eventually
2113:
2384:
1199:
239:
rainfall delayed rescue workers from arriving to the scene at time. Heaps of victims, including old people and children lay on the ground in agony before they were received by authorities.
1276:
834:
2409:
2404:
2123:
2086:
2118:
1204:
545:
77:
1624:
1460:
926:
447:
2217:
51:
2414:
2190:
17:
2146:
1337:
993:
2439:
1231:
655:
2212:
2098:
1327:
479:
1423:
901:
130:
2464:
1054:
538:
1659:
1271:
1266:
1261:
1256:
2444:
2394:
2093:
1332:
1166:
1006:
247:
197:
2292:
2207:
718:
2261:
2245:
2449:
1317:
2308:
2277:
379:
2102:
531:
2324:
1306:
2434:
2389:
2200:
2180:
283:
2141:
2081:
1806:
1629:
1251:
1011:
693:
2158:
1639:
2163:
1588:
1342:
1072:
2369:
2349:
1538:
1393:
1047:
1016:
518:
246:
Pettah branch was also heavily damaged during the attack. The attack had been attributed to the Tamil militant groups,
2429:
1758:
1695:
229:. The 80-pound (36 kg) bomb killed at least 113 people and left a 10-foot (3 m) crater in the ground. The
437:
2379:
2354:
1664:
1447:
1300:
1223:
798:
554:
251:
201:
472:"Car Bomb Kills Close to 150 at Crowded Sri Lanka Bus Depot : 200 Wounded in Colombo Attack During Rush-Hour"
2424:
2359:
1644:
1443:
1398:
1322:
723:
2399:
2227:
2151:
1905:
1558:
1194:
1187:
1085:
964:
773:
562:
2195:
1634:
1498:
1281:
1040:
944:
842:
2419:
2374:
1928:
1918:
1568:
1080:
620:
123:
2108:
1654:
1598:
1593:
1563:
1548:
1513:
979:
954:
814:
738:
288:
2364:
2222:
1553:
1543:
1528:
1488:
1370:
768:
471:
384:
2175:
2168:
1923:
1518:
1120:
1001:
819:
1981:
1781:
1766:
1182:
857:
783:
748:
630:
585:
1991:
1874:
1824:
1573:
1473:
934:
847:
793:
763:
663:
2185:
1944:
1913:
1583:
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
852:
743:
713:
595:
570:
2459:
2006:
1879:
1619:
1533:
959:
862:
788:
758:
408:"Refworld | Sri Lanka: Information on a LTTE bomb attack on the Colombo bus station in 1987"
2037:
1869:
1796:
1614:
1578:
1493:
1063:
1021:
974:
881:
733:
728:
39:
2257:
2241:
8:
2454:
1834:
1819:
1786:
1733:
1713:
1523:
1177:
867:
600:
2273:
1954:
1844:
1649:
1508:
1503:
1478:
1468:
949:
939:
778:
640:
262:
After the bombing, strict security measures were undertaken, including a curfew on the
230:
2320:
2296:
1949:
1884:
1864:
1829:
1743:
1718:
1708:
753:
708:
683:
575:
2265:
2249:
1703:
1090:
1032:
969:
523:
270:
263:
2312:
2281:
352:
2042:
2022:
1776:
1738:
1728:
1483:
824:
407:
222:
107:
2328:
266:, and the army prevented people from entering the areas affected by the attack.
2076:
2047:
1996:
1986:
1791:
1748:
1723:
1172:
1162:
326:
243:
2343:
1839:
1433:
911:
145:
132:
2027:
2001:
1438:
1428:
1246:
916:
906:
668:
590:
442:
2032:
1814:
1771:
1418:
896:
502:
The Murder of a
Moderate: Political biography of Appapillai Amirthalingam
310:
The Murder of a
Moderate: Political biography of Appapillai Amirthalingam
179:
2385:
Attacks on civilians attributed to the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
1241:
1236:
1127:
678:
673:
610:
438:"From the archive: Colombo bus station bomb claims 150, 22 April 1987"
1382:
1153:
615:
605:
226:
116:
214:
645:
330:
218:
111:
635:
625:
580:
327:"CHRONOLOGY-Major bombings in Sri Lanka blamed on Tamil Tigers"
2052:
1361:
84:
58:
519:
BBC On This Day – Tamil Tigers blamed for bus garage blast
92:
357:
166:
2410:
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War I
2405:
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks against buses
66:
Colombo central bus station bombing (Central
Colombo)
1062:
553:
2341:
406:Refugees, United Nations High Commissioner for.
380:"Sri Lankan police hold doctor in car bombing"
27:1987 terrorist attack by the LTTE in Sri Lanka
1048:
539:
321:
319:
1007:Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students
504:. Dehiwela: Nivetha Publishers. p. 370.
312:. Dehiwela: Nivetha Publishers. p. 370.
198:Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students
2415:1980s massacres of the Sri Lankan Civil War
1144:
1055:
1041:
546:
532:
499:
316:
307:
2440:Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 1987
1352:
284:1997 Colombo World Trade Centre bombing
235:estimated 200 people had been injured.
14:
2342:
2304:
1630:Assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali
435:
2465:Riots and civil disorder in Sri Lanka
1640:Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa
1036:
527:
2288:
466:
464:
431:
429:
427:
405:
2445:Car and truck bombings in the 1980s
2395:Car and truck bombings in Sri Lanka
1012:People's Front of Liberation Tigers
211:Colombo central bus station bombing
33:Colombo central bus station bombing
24:
18:Colombo Central Bus Station bombing
1017:Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation
221:carried out on April 21, 1987, in
25:
2476:
2450:Attacks on bank buildings in Asia
1625:Expulsions from Northern province
512:
461:
424:
2319:
2303:
2287:
2272:
2256:
2240:
1665:2009 suicide air raid on Colombo
1381:
1354:
1294:
1217:
1146:
555:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
353:"Timeline of the Tamil conflict"
202:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
95:Show map of Colombo Municipality
83:
76:
57:
50:
719:Massacre of 600 Police officers
482:from the original on 2021-04-21
450:from the original on 2013-09-06
217:of the central bus terminal of
2435:Terrorist incidents in Colombo
2390:Building bombings in Sri Lanka
1086:Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism
965:Second Battle of Elephant Pass
774:Kent and Dollar Farm massacres
493:
399:
372:
345:
301:
13:
1:
1635:Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
945:First Battle of Elephant Pass
724:Attack on Temple of the Tooth
294:
1081:Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism
759:Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi massacre
269:In the immediate aftermath,
257:
7:
1655:Bandaranaike Airport attack
1564:Bandaranaike Airport attack
980:Battle of Puthukkudiyirippu
815:Bandaranaike Airport attack
739:Central Bus Station Bombing
436:Rettie, John (2009-04-21).
289:2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings
277:
69:Show map of Central Colombo
10:
2481:
2228:1987–1989 JVP insurrection
2223:1988 Maldives coup attempt
2114:UN Panel on Accountability
1645:Temple of the Tooth attack
1489:Jaffna University Helidrop
1371:Indian Peace Keeping Force
820:Digampathana truck bombing
769:Kattankudi mosque massacre
385:United Press International
2370:April 1987 events in Asia
2350:1987 murders in Sri Lanka
2236:
2169:Office on Missing Persons
2134:
2069:
2015:
1974:
1967:
1937:
1904:
1897:
1857:
1805:
1757:
1694:
1687:
1680:
1673:
1607:
1458:
1411:
1379:
1351:
1292:
1215:
1143:
1136:
1121:Burning of Jaffna Library
1071:
1002:British Tamil Association
992:
925:
889:
880:
833:
807:
701:
692:
654:
561:
193:
185:
173:
161:
122:
103:
45:
37:
32:
2430:Mass murder of Sinhalese
1782:D. A. M. R. Samarasekara
784:Mahawilachchiya massacre
749:Gomarankadawala massacre
146:6.9347000°N 79.8548000°E
2380:Attacks on bus stations
2355:20th century in Colombo
1875:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
1825:Makalandage Gunawardena
1660:Expulsions from Colombo
935:Vadamarachchi Operation
794:Palliyagodella massacre
764:Kebithigollewa massacre
664:Charles Anthony Brigade
2425:Mass murder in Colombo
2360:1987 building bombings
1945:Selvarasa Pathmanathan
1914:Velupillai Prabhakaran
1106:Vaddukoddai Resolution
744:Dehiwala train bombing
714:Padmanabha murder case
571:Velupillai Prabhakaran
500:Sabaratnam, T (1996).
308:Sabaratnam, T (1996).
2400:Explosions in Colombo
2007:Krishnaswamy Sundarji
1880:Chandrika Kumaratunga
1620:Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
960:Operation Jayasikurui
858:Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
789:Mahagodayaya massacre
151:6.9347000; 79.8548000
2246:Sri Lankan Civil War
2218:Thirteenth Amendment
2038:Jyotindra Nath Dixit
1870:Ranasinghe Premadasa
1797:Wasantha Karannagoda
1615:Air Lanka Flight 512
1539:Thandikulam–Omanthai
1200:Attacks on civilians
1064:Sri Lankan Civil War
1022:World Tamil Movement
975:Battle of Thoppigala
955:Battle of Mullaitivu
848:Ranasinghe Premadasa
734:Central Bank bombing
729:Aranthalawa Massacre
40:Sri Lankan Civil War
2420:Mass murder in 1987
2375:1987 road incidents
1835:Jayalath Weerakkody
1820:Andibuduge Fernando
1787:H. C. A. C. Thisera
1734:Srilal Weerasooriya
1714:Hamilton Wanasinghe
1424:Indian intervention
1387:Paramilitary groups
902:Indian intervention
853:Lakshman Kadirgamar
361:. September 4, 2000
142: /
1955:S. P. Thamilselvan
1845:Roshan Goonetileke
1650:Lionair Flight 602
1188:Special Task Force
950:Operation Riviresa
940:Battle of Pooneryn
863:Gamini Dissanayake
779:Kallarawa massacre
641:S. P. Thamilselvan
2365:April 1987 events
2337:
2336:
2065:
2064:
2061:
2060:
1963:
1962:
1950:Anton Balasingham
1893:
1892:
1885:Mahinda Rajapaksa
1865:J. R. Jayewardene
1853:
1852:
1830:Oliver Ranasinghe
1744:Shantha Kottegoda
1719:Cecil Waidyaratne
1709:Nalin Seneviratne
1599:Puthukkudiyirippu
1559:2nd Elephant Pass
1499:1st Elephant Pass
1448:Northern theatres
1407:
1406:
1030:
1029:
988:
987:
876:
875:
754:Gonagala massacre
709:Murunkan massacre
684:Jeyanthan Brigade
576:Anton Balasingham
476:Los Angeles Times
207:
206:
165:April 21, 1987 (
16:(Redirected from
2472:
2323:
2307:
2306:
2293:Images and media
2291:
2290:
2276:
2260:
2244:
2124:Chemical weapons
1972:
1971:
1902:
1901:
1704:Tissa Weeratunga
1692:
1691:
1685:
1684:
1678:
1677:
1386:
1385:
1364:
1360:
1358:
1357:
1311:
1310:
1299:
1298:
1297:
1282:Suicide bombings
1222:
1221:
1220:
1156:
1152:
1150:
1149:
1141:
1140:
1091:Sinhala Only Act
1057:
1050:
1043:
1034:
1033:
970:Battle of Sampur
887:
886:
868:Ranjan Wijeratne
799:Suicide air raid
699:
698:
548:
541:
534:
525:
524:
506:
505:
497:
491:
490:
488:
487:
468:
459:
458:
456:
455:
433:
422:
421:
419:
418:
403:
397:
396:
394:
393:
388:. April 28, 1987
376:
370:
369:
367:
366:
349:
343:
342:
340:
338:
333:. 6 October 2008
323:
314:
313:
305:
157:
156:
154:
153:
152:
147:
143:
140:
139:
138:
135:
96:
87:
86:
80:
70:
61:
60:
54:
30:
29:
21:
2480:
2479:
2475:
2474:
2473:
2471:
2470:
2469:
2340:
2339:
2338:
2333:
2232:
2213:Sixth Amendment
2208:Sexual violence
2181:Popular culture
2130:
2109:Remembrance Day
2057:
2043:J. Jayalalithaa
2023:R. Venkataraman
2011:
1959:
1933:
1889:
1849:
1801:
1777:Clancy Fernando
1753:
1739:L. P. Balagalle
1729:Rohan Daluwatte
1669:
1603:
1589:2nd Kilinochchi
1544:1st Kilinochchi
1454:
1403:
1380:
1375:
1355:
1353:
1347:
1304:
1303:
1301:Other militants
1295:
1293:
1288:
1218:
1216:
1211:
1147:
1145:
1132:
1067:
1061:
1031:
1026:
984:
921:
872:
829:
825:Four Four Bravo
803:
688:
650:
557:
552:
515:
510:
509:
498:
494:
485:
483:
470:
469:
462:
453:
451:
434:
425:
416:
414:
404:
400:
391:
389:
378:
377:
373:
364:
362:
351:
350:
346:
336:
334:
325:
324:
317:
306:
302:
297:
280:
264:entire district
260:
223:Pettah, Colombo
176:
150:
148:
144:
141:
136:
133:
131:
129:
128:
115:
99:
98:
97:
94:
93:
90:
89:
88:
72:
71:
68:
67:
64:
63:
62:
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
2478:
2468:
2467:
2462:
2457:
2452:
2447:
2442:
2437:
2432:
2427:
2422:
2417:
2412:
2407:
2402:
2397:
2392:
2387:
2382:
2377:
2372:
2367:
2362:
2357:
2352:
2335:
2334:
2332:
2331:
2316:
2300:
2284:
2269:
2253:
2237:
2234:
2233:
2231:
2230:
2225:
2220:
2215:
2210:
2205:
2204:
2203:
2198:
2193:
2183:
2178:
2173:
2172:
2171:
2164:Disappearances
2161:
2159:Child soldiers
2156:
2155:
2154:
2149:
2147:Assassinations
2138:
2136:
2135:Related topics
2132:
2131:
2129:
2128:
2127:
2126:
2116:
2111:
2106:
2096:
2091:
2090:
2089:
2087:NPC resolution
2084:
2073:
2071:
2067:
2066:
2063:
2062:
2059:
2058:
2056:
2055:
2050:
2048:M. Karunanidhi
2045:
2040:
2035:
2030:
2025:
2019:
2017:
2013:
2012:
2010:
2009:
2004:
1999:
1997:Depinder Singh
1994:
1989:
1987:Ashok K. Mehta
1984:
1982:Harkirat Singh
1978:
1976:
1969:
1965:
1964:
1961:
1960:
1958:
1957:
1952:
1947:
1941:
1939:
1935:
1934:
1932:
1931:
1926:
1921:
1916:
1910:
1908:
1899:
1895:
1894:
1891:
1890:
1888:
1887:
1882:
1877:
1872:
1867:
1861:
1859:
1855:
1854:
1851:
1850:
1848:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1811:
1809:
1803:
1802:
1800:
1799:
1794:
1792:Daya Sandagiri
1789:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1767:Asoka de Silva
1763:
1761:
1755:
1754:
1752:
1751:
1749:Sarath Fonseka
1746:
1741:
1736:
1731:
1726:
1724:G. H. De Silva
1721:
1716:
1711:
1706:
1700:
1698:
1689:
1682:
1675:
1671:
1670:
1668:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1611:
1609:
1605:
1604:
1602:
1601:
1596:
1594:2nd Mullaitivu
1591:
1586:
1581:
1576:
1571:
1566:
1561:
1556:
1551:
1546:
1541:
1536:
1531:
1526:
1521:
1516:
1514:1st Mullaitivu
1511:
1506:
1501:
1496:
1491:
1486:
1481:
1476:
1471:
1465:
1463:
1456:
1455:
1453:
1452:
1451:
1450:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1415:
1413:
1409:
1408:
1405:
1404:
1402:
1401:
1396:
1390:
1388:
1377:
1376:
1374:
1373:
1367:
1365:
1349:
1348:
1346:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1314:
1312:
1290:
1289:
1287:
1286:
1285:
1284:
1279:
1277:Assassinations
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1228:
1226:
1213:
1212:
1210:
1209:
1208:
1207:
1205:Assassinations
1197:
1192:
1191:
1190:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1159:
1157:
1138:
1134:
1133:
1131:
1130:
1125:
1124:
1123:
1113:
1108:
1103:
1098:
1093:
1088:
1083:
1077:
1075:
1069:
1068:
1060:
1059:
1052:
1045:
1037:
1028:
1027:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
998:
996:
990:
989:
986:
985:
983:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
931:
929:
923:
922:
920:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
893:
891:
884:
878:
877:
874:
873:
871:
870:
865:
860:
855:
850:
845:
839:
837:
835:Assassinations
831:
830:
828:
827:
822:
817:
811:
809:
805:
804:
802:
801:
796:
791:
786:
781:
776:
771:
766:
761:
756:
751:
746:
741:
736:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
705:
703:
696:
690:
689:
687:
686:
681:
676:
671:
666:
660:
658:
652:
651:
649:
648:
643:
638:
633:
628:
623:
618:
613:
608:
603:
598:
593:
588:
583:
578:
573:
567:
565:
559:
558:
551:
550:
543:
536:
528:
522:
521:
514:
513:External links
511:
508:
507:
492:
478:. 1987-04-21.
460:
423:
398:
371:
344:
315:
299:
298:
296:
293:
292:
291:
286:
279:
276:
259:
256:
244:Bank of Ceylon
232:New York Times
205:
204:
195:
191:
190:
187:
183:
182:
177:
174:
171:
170:
163:
159:
158:
126:
120:
119:
105:
101:
100:
91:
82:
81:
75:
74:
73:
65:
56:
55:
49:
48:
47:
46:
43:
42:
35:
34:
26:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2477:
2466:
2463:
2461:
2458:
2456:
2453:
2451:
2448:
2446:
2443:
2441:
2438:
2436:
2433:
2431:
2428:
2426:
2423:
2421:
2418:
2416:
2413:
2411:
2408:
2406:
2403:
2401:
2398:
2396:
2393:
2391:
2388:
2386:
2383:
2381:
2378:
2376:
2373:
2371:
2368:
2366:
2363:
2361:
2358:
2356:
2353:
2351:
2348:
2347:
2345:
2330:
2326:
2322:
2317:
2314:
2310:
2301:
2298:
2294:
2285:
2283:
2279:
2275:
2270:
2267:
2263:
2259:
2254:
2251:
2247:
2243:
2239:
2238:
2235:
2229:
2226:
2224:
2221:
2219:
2216:
2214:
2211:
2209:
2206:
2202:
2199:
2197:
2194:
2192:
2189:
2188:
2187:
2184:
2182:
2179:
2177:
2174:
2170:
2167:
2166:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2153:
2150:
2148:
2145:
2144:
2143:
2140:
2139:
2137:
2133:
2125:
2122:
2121:
2120:
2117:
2115:
2112:
2110:
2107:
2104:
2100:
2097:
2095:
2092:
2088:
2085:
2083:
2080:
2079:
2078:
2075:
2074:
2072:
2068:
2054:
2051:
2049:
2046:
2044:
2041:
2039:
2036:
2034:
2031:
2029:
2026:
2024:
2021:
2020:
2018:
2014:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1992:Kulwant Singh
1990:
1988:
1985:
1983:
1980:
1979:
1977:
1973:
1970:
1966:
1956:
1953:
1951:
1948:
1946:
1943:
1942:
1940:
1936:
1930:
1927:
1925:
1922:
1920:
1917:
1915:
1912:
1911:
1909:
1907:
1903:
1900:
1896:
1886:
1883:
1881:
1878:
1876:
1873:
1871:
1868:
1866:
1863:
1862:
1860:
1856:
1846:
1843:
1841:
1840:Donald Perera
1838:
1836:
1833:
1831:
1828:
1826:
1823:
1821:
1818:
1816:
1813:
1812:
1810:
1808:
1804:
1798:
1795:
1793:
1790:
1788:
1785:
1783:
1780:
1778:
1775:
1773:
1770:
1768:
1765:
1764:
1762:
1760:
1756:
1750:
1747:
1745:
1742:
1740:
1737:
1735:
1732:
1730:
1727:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1707:
1705:
1702:
1701:
1699:
1697:
1693:
1690:
1686:
1683:
1679:
1676:
1672:
1666:
1663:
1661:
1658:
1656:
1653:
1651:
1648:
1646:
1643:
1641:
1638:
1636:
1633:
1631:
1628:
1626:
1623:
1621:
1618:
1616:
1613:
1612:
1610:
1606:
1600:
1597:
1595:
1592:
1590:
1587:
1585:
1582:
1580:
1577:
1575:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1565:
1562:
1560:
1557:
1555:
1552:
1550:
1547:
1545:
1542:
1540:
1537:
1535:
1532:
1530:
1527:
1525:
1522:
1520:
1517:
1515:
1512:
1510:
1507:
1505:
1502:
1500:
1497:
1495:
1492:
1490:
1487:
1485:
1482:
1480:
1477:
1475:
1474:Vadamarachchi
1472:
1470:
1467:
1466:
1464:
1462:
1457:
1449:
1445:
1442:
1441:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1416:
1414:
1410:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1391:
1389:
1384:
1378:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1350:
1344:
1341:
1339:
1336:
1334:
1331:
1329:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1319:
1316:
1315:
1313:
1308:
1302:
1291:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1229:
1227:
1225:
1214:
1206:
1203:
1202:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1189:
1186:
1185:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1168:
1164:
1161:
1160:
1158:
1155:
1142:
1139:
1135:
1129:
1126:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1117:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1107:
1104:
1102:
1099:
1097:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1070:
1065:
1058:
1053:
1051:
1046:
1044:
1039:
1038:
1035:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
999:
997:
995:
991:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
963:
961:
958:
956:
953:
951:
948:
946:
943:
941:
938:
936:
933:
932:
930:
928:
924:
918:
915:
913:
912:Eelam War III
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
894:
892:
888:
885:
883:
879:
869:
866:
864:
861:
859:
856:
854:
851:
849:
846:
844:
841:
840:
838:
836:
832:
826:
823:
821:
818:
816:
813:
812:
810:
806:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
785:
782:
780:
777:
775:
772:
770:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
752:
750:
747:
745:
742:
740:
737:
735:
732:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
706:
704:
700:
697:
695:
691:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
661:
659:
657:
653:
647:
644:
642:
639:
637:
634:
632:
629:
627:
624:
622:
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
607:
604:
602:
599:
597:
594:
592:
589:
587:
584:
582:
579:
577:
574:
572:
569:
568:
566:
564:
560:
556:
549:
544:
542:
537:
535:
530:
529:
526:
520:
517:
516:
503:
496:
481:
477:
473:
467:
465:
449:
445:
444:
439:
432:
430:
428:
413:
409:
402:
387:
386:
381:
375:
360:
359:
354:
348:
332:
328:
322:
320:
311:
304:
300:
290:
287:
285:
282:
281:
275:
272:
267:
265:
255:
253:
249:
245:
240:
236:
234:
233:
228:
224:
220:
216:
212:
203:
199:
196:
192:
188:
184:
181:
178:
172:
168:
164:
160:
155:
137:79°51′17.28″E
127:
125:
121:
118:
113:
109:
106:
102:
79:
53:
44:
41:
36:
31:
19:
2460:Ethnic riots
2325:News stories
2262:Source texts
2176:Human rights
2028:Rajiv Gandhi
2002:Dalvir Singh
1929:Karuna Amman
1608:Major events
1584:Vidattaltivu
1446: /
1429:Eelam War II
1257:in the 1970s
1247:Black Tigers
917:Eelam War IV
907:Eelam War II
843:Rajiv Gandhi
669:Black Tigers
591:Karuna Amman
501:
495:
484:. Retrieved
475:
452:. Retrieved
443:the Guardian
441:
415:. Retrieved
411:
401:
390:. Retrieved
383:
374:
363:. Retrieved
356:
347:
335:. Retrieved
309:
303:
268:
261:
241:
237:
231:
210:
208:
38:Part of the
2033:V. P. Singh
1919:Pottu Amman
1815:Dick Perera
1772:H. A. Silva
1569:Point Pedro
1554:A-9 highway
1534:Jayasikurui
1529:Vavunathivu
1419:Eelam War I
1195:Home Guards
1066:(1983–2009)
897:Eelam War I
621:Pottu Amman
274:dispersed.
215:car bombing
194:Perpetrator
180:Car bombing
175:Attack type
149: /
134:6°56′4.92″N
124:Coordinates
2455:1987 riots
2344:Categories
2309:Quotations
2266:Wikisource
2250:Wiktionary
2142:Casualties
2119:War crimes
1579:Thoppigala
1549:Oddusuddan
1494:Balavegaya
1242:Sea Tigers
1237:Air Tigers
1137:Combatants
1128:Black July
994:Affiliates
679:Air Tigers
674:Sea Tigers
611:B. Nadesan
563:Leadership
486:2022-01-07
454:2022-01-07
417:2022-01-07
392:2019-03-13
365:2008-04-30
295:References
2313:Wikiquote
2282:Wikibooks
2278:Textbooks
2191:Non-state
2186:Terrorism
2152:Massacres
2099:Reactions
2070:Aftermath
1938:Political
1807:Air Force
1681:Sri Lanka
1524:Sath Jaya
1232:Divisions
1178:Air Force
1154:Sri Lanka
656:Divisions
616:Nediyavan
606:Mahattaya
271:Sinhalese
258:Aftermath
227:Sri Lanka
117:Sri Lanka
2329:Wikinews
2103:Protests
2077:Genocide
2016:Civilian
1975:Military
1906:Militant
1858:Civilian
1688:Military
1519:Weli Oya
1509:Riviresa
1504:Pooneryn
1479:Poomalai
1469:Kokkilai
808:Military
702:Civilian
480:Archived
448:Archived
412:Refworld
337:18 April
278:See also
250:and the
213:was the
200:and the
104:Location
2297:Commons
2295:at the
1674:Leaders
1461:battles
1444:Eastern
1252:Attacks
1073:Origins
927:Battles
694:Attacks
646:Theepan
631:Shankar
586:Charles
331:Reuters
219:Colombo
189:113-150
112:Colombo
2318:
2315:
2302:
2299:
2286:
2271:
2268:
2255:
2252:
1924:Soosai
1574:Jaffna
1459:Major
1412:Phases
1359:
1183:Police
1151:
890:Phases
636:Soosai
626:Seelan
581:Balraj
186:Deaths
169:+5:30)
108:Pettah
2196:State
2082:Films
2053:Vaiko
1968:India
1484:Pawan
1362:India
1338:PLOTE
1328:EPRLF
1318:ENDLF
1272:2000s
1267:1990s
1262:1980s
596:Kittu
2094:LLRC
1898:LTTE
1759:Navy
1696:Army
1399:TMVP
1394:EPDP
1343:TELO
1333:EROS
1323:ENLF
1307:list
1224:LTTE
1173:Navy
1167:LRRP
1163:Army
1116:1981
1111:1977
1101:1958
1096:1956
339:2024
252:LTTE
248:EROS
242:The
209:The
162:Date
2327:at
2311:at
2280:at
2264:at
2248:at
2201:PTA
1434:III
882:War
358:BBC
167:UTC
2346::
1439:IV
601:KP
474:.
463:^
446:.
440:.
426:^
410:.
382:.
355:.
329:.
318:^
254:.
225:,
110:,
2105:)
2101:(
1309:)
1305:(
1169:)
1165:(
1056:e
1049:t
1042:v
547:e
540:t
533:v
489:.
457:.
420:.
395:.
368:.
341:.
114:,
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
