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 50 people detained after deadly bombings  Map of Moratuwa Sri Lanka 2 bus bombings which killed at least 22 people. One explosion on a crowded bus in Moratuwa, a southern suburb of Colombo, killed 21 commuters
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| May.26 |
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Bomb rocks busy train Map of Dehiwala Sri Lanka At least 8 people have been killed and 67 injured in a bombing during rush hour on a packed Colombo-Panadura commuter train
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| Apr.25 |
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Many dead in bus blast At least 23 people have been killed and about 50 wounded by a bombing in the outskirts of Colombo
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| Apr.5 |
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Blast kills highways minister| At least 12 people, including minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, have been killed in a suicide bombing near the capital Colombo. The minister was attending a function to mark the forthcoming Sinhal... | |
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| Feb.3 |
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Female bomber kills 8 in Colombo Almost 100 wounded when a woman blew herself up near a train as it was pulling into a station
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| Feb.1 |
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Deadly blast hits bus At least 20 people died after an explosion hit a civilian bus in the central town of Dambulla
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| Jan.15 |
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Blast hits bus, kills 23 Map of Buttala Sri Lanka| More than 50 were wounded in a pair of attacks in southern Sri Lanka. Police believe the attacks were engineered by Tamil Tiger rebels | |
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| Jan.13 |
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S Lankan spent 50 years on remand DP James has been released from prison after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction
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| Jan.1 |
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Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo Map of Colombo Sri Lanka A bomb targeting a military bus in the capital has killed at least four people and injured another 20
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Benazir Bhutto assassinated
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| Nov.28 |
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Deadly bomb attacks At least 16 people have been killed in a bomb explosion in the capital's busy Nugegoda district
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| Nov.2 |
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 S Lanka troops 'abused Haitians'  The UN is sending home more than 100 of the 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers, accusing them of sexual abuse, including with underage girls
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| Jan.5 |
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10 detained over bus bomb A bomb near the capital killed 6, and authorities strongly suspect separatist Tamil rebels in the blast
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| Dec.18 |
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Tigers 'abduct' 24 schoolchildren Tamil rebels have kidnapped 24 schoolchildren, mostly teenagers, in eastern Sri Lanka
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| Aug.8 |
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Grenade attack kills 2 Police believe Tamil Tiger rebels may be responsible for detonating a grenade in the capital
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| Aug.7 |
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2 more aid workers found dead Both sides have accused each other of the killing of the workers
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| Aug.6 |
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Aid workers 'executed' 15 local aid staff working on post-tsunami rebuilding have been found executed after heavy fighting
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| Jun.14 |
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58 killed in bus blast| At least 58 people have been killed after their bus,travelling to a market, struck a mine in Anuradhapura district | |
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| May.29 |
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Rebels 'shoot dead 12' The army says suspected Tamil Tigers have shot dead construction workers in the restive eastern province
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| Apr.25 |
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 Bomb targets army chief| At least 8 people have been killed in a suicide bomb. The head of the army has been seriously injured | | |
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| Dec.24 |
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Gunmen kill pro-Tamil Tiger politician Unidentified gunmen have shot dead Joseph Pararajasingham, 71, at a Christmas Midnight Mass
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| Nov.17 |
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Deadly blast mars vote Police in are blaming Tamil Tiger rebels for an explosion that killed 2 voters in the district of Batticaloa
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| Aug.12 |
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Foreign Minister killed| Lakshman Kadirgamar has been assassinated in a gun attack in Colombo. The murder was blamed on the Tamil Tigers | | |
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| Nov.20 |
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Executions reintroduced
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| Oct.31 |
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200-year sentence for Tamil Tiger leader
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New terror laws imminent
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| Nov.17 |
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Gunmen kill politician
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| Oct.29 |
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 PM survives suicide bombing A bomb attack ripped through the capital, killed 3 people and may have been aimed at Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
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| 2008 |
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| Apr.5 |
Blast kills highways minister| At least 12 people, including minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, have been killed in a suicide bombing near the capital Colombo. The minister was attending a function to mark the forthcoming Sinhal... | |
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| Dec.24 |
Gunmen kill pro-Tamil Tiger politician Unidentified gunmen have shot dead Joseph Pararajasingham, 71, at a Christmas Midnight Mass
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| Aug.12 |
Foreign Minister killed| Lakshman Kadirgamar has been assassinated in a gun attack in Colombo. The murder was blamed on the Tamil Tigers | | |
| 2001 |
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| Nov.17 |
Gunmen kill politician
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| Oct.29 |
PM survives suicide bombing A bomb attack ripped through the capital, killed 3 people and may have been aimed at Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
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| 2008 |
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| Jan.13 |
S Lankan spent 50 years on remand DP James has been released from prison after being held on remand for 50 years without conviction
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| 2008 |
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| Jun.7 |
50 people detained after deadly bombings Map of Moratuwa Sri Lanka 2 bus bombings which killed at least 22 people. One explosion on a crowded bus in Moratuwa, a southern suburb of Colombo, killed 21 commuters
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| May.26 |
Bomb rocks busy train Map of Dehiwala Sri Lanka At least 8 people have been killed and 67 injured in a bombing during rush hour on a packed Colombo-Panadura commuter train
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| Apr.25 |
Many dead in bus blast At least 23 people have been killed and about 50 wounded by a bombing in the outskirts of Colombo
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| Feb.3 |
Female bomber kills 8 in Colombo Almost 100 wounded when a woman blew herself up near a train as it was pulling into a station
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| Feb.1 |
Deadly blast hits bus At least 20 people died after an explosion hit a civilian bus in the central town of Dambulla
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| Jan.15 |
Blast hits bus, kills 23 Map of Buttala Sri Lanka| More than 50 were wounded in a pair of attacks in southern Sri Lanka. Police believe the attacks were engineered by Tamil Tiger rebels | |
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| Jan.1 |
Deadly bomb blast strikes Colombo Map of Colombo Sri Lanka A bomb targeting a military bus in the capital has killed at least four people and injured another 20
| 2007 |
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| Nov.28 |
Deadly bomb attacks At least 16 people have been killed in a bomb explosion in the capital's busy Nugegoda district
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| Jan.5 |
10 detained over bus bomb A bomb near the capital killed 6, and authorities strongly suspect separatist Tamil rebels in the blast
| 2006 |
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| Aug.8 |
Grenade attack kills 2 Police believe Tamil Tiger rebels may be responsible for detonating a grenade in the capital
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| Jun.14 |
58 killed in bus blast| At least 58 people have been killed after their bus,travelling to a market, struck a mine in Anuradhapura district | |
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| Apr.25 |
Bomb targets army chief| At least 8 people have been killed in a suicide bomb. The head of the army has been seriously injured | | |
| 2005 |
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| Nov.17 |
Deadly blast mars vote Police in are blaming Tamil Tiger rebels for an explosion that killed 2 voters in the district of Batticaloa
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| 2004 |
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| Nov.20 |
Executions reintroduced
| 2002 |
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| Oct.31 |
200-year sentence for Tamil Tiger leader
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| 2006 |
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| Aug.7 |
2 more aid workers found dead Both sides have accused each other of the killing of the workers
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| May.29 |
Rebels 'shoot dead 12' The army says suspected Tamil Tigers have shot dead construction workers in the restive eastern province
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| 2006 |
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| Aug.6 |
Aid workers 'executed' 15 local aid staff working on post-tsunami rebuilding have been found executed after heavy fighting
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| 2006 |
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| Dec.18 |
Tigers 'abduct' 24 schoolchildren Tamil rebels have kidnapped 24 schoolchildren, mostly teenagers, in eastern Sri Lanka
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| 2007 |
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| Nov.2 |
S Lanka troops 'abused Haitians' The UN is sending home more than 100 of the 950 Sri Lankan peacekeepers, accusing them of sexual abuse, including with underage girls
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