Colombo Central Bank bombing
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The Central Bank bombing was one of the deadliest attacks carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the separatist civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tigers.
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1996 Colombo Central Bank bombing | |
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Date | 31 January 1996 |
Target | Civilians |
Attack type | Bombing |
Weapons | Bombs, guns |
Deaths | 91 |
Injured | 1,400 |
Perpetrators | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
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