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2008 Moratuwa bus bombing
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The 2008 Moratuwa bus bombing was a Claymore bomb (roadside bomb) explosion against a commuter bus carried out on June 6, 2008, in Katubbeda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka, a suburb of Colombo very close to the University of Moratuwa. The bombing killed 23 civilians and injured around 80.[1]
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Location | Katubedda, Moratuwa, Sri Lanka |
Date | June 6, 2008 7:35 (UTC+5:30) |
Attack type | Claymore bombing |
Deaths | 23 |
Injured | 80 |
Perpetrators | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
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The Sri Lankan government and Amnesty International blamed the LTTE for the attack. The British foreign ministry and leading human rights organisations had condemned attacks on civilians in Sri Lanka.[2]