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2008 Fort Railway Station Bombing
Memorial for the students of D. S. Senanayake College who were killed by the LTTE in 2008
LocationFort Railway Station, Colombo, Sri Lanka
DateFebruary 3, 2008 (UTC+5:30)
Attack type
suicide bombing[1]
Deaths12[2]
Injured92[2]

The 2008 Fort Railway Station bombing was a suicide bombing of a commuter train while it was stopped at the Fort Railway Station, 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

References

  1. ^ Sri Lanka probes 'bomber offer', BBC
  2. ^ a b c Suicide Bomb Hits Sri Lankan Rail Station,CBS News
  3. ^ Seven dead, nearly 100 hurt in Sri Lanka suicide blast: police, hospital,AFP
  4. ^ Colombo suicide blast kills 12 civilians
  5. ^ US blames Tamil Tigers for Sri Lanka blasts

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