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{{Short description|Bombing of train in Sri Lanka}}
{{Infobox civilian attack
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Dehiwala train bombing-2008
| title = 2008 Dehiwala train bombing
| image =
| image = Colombo district.svg
| caption = Colombo District, where the bombing took place, highlighted within Sri Lanka
| caption =
| location = Dehiwala, [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| location = Dehiwala, [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| coordinates =
| coordinates =
| date = [[May 26]], [[2008]]
| date = May 26, 2008
| time = 16:55
| time = 16:55
| timezone = [[UTC]]+5:30
| timezone = [[UTC]]+5:30
| type = [[parcel bomb]]ing
| type = [[parcel bomb]]ing
| fatalities = 8
| fatalities = 9
| injuries = 67
| injuries = 67
| perp =
| perps = [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]
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| susperp = [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]
| weapons =
| weapons =
}}
}}
The '''2008 Dehiwala train bombing''' was a bombing of a commuter train, running from [[Colombo]] to Panadura on May 26, 2008, in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, a suburb of Colombo. The bombing killed 9 people and injured at least 67. The Sri Lankan military blames the [[LTTE]] for the attack.<ref>{{cite news|title= Eight killed in Sri Lanka train bombing|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/topNews/idCACOL8969420080526|work=[[Reuters]]|date=May 26, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title= Bomb rocks busy Sri Lankan train |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7420231.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date=May 26, 2008}}</ref>


[[WSWS]] claims that it is possible that the attack was carried out by the LTTE in retaliation to a bomb blast targeting a van on May 23 in LTTE controlled area, which they (the LTTE) claimed to be carried out by the Sri Lankan military.<ref>[http://www.wsws.org/articles/2008/jun2008/sril-j02.shtml Bomb blast in Sri Lanka targets rail commuters]</ref>
The '''2008 Dehiwala train bombing''' was a bombing of a commuter train carried out on May 26, 2008 in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, a suburb of Colombo by the suspected [[LTTE]]. The bombing killed 8 people and injured at least 67.<ref>{{cite news|title= Bomb rocks busy Sri Lankan train |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7420231.stm|work=[[BBC News]]|date=[[May 26]], [[2008]]|date=May 26, 2008}}</ref> The similar type of bombing happened in the same place in year [[1996]] by the [[LTTE]], was was condemned by the International community including [[USA]] and [[EU]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A02E7D71038F937A3575AC0A960958260|title=Tamil Arrested in Sri Lanka Train Bombing|work=The New York Times|date=September 4, 1996}}</ref> <ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hrw.org/reports/1997/WR97/ASIA-06.htm|title=The Role of the International Community-Sri Lanka|work=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=2008-05-26}}</ref>

June 4, 2008 a bomb exploded between the railway tracks hit by packed commuter train at 0710 local time between the Dehiwala and Wellawatte railway stations on the same rail line, injured at least 24 civilians.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/7434886.stm|title=Sri Lanka commuters hurt by bomb|work=BBC News|date=4 June 2008}}</ref>

The Sri Lankan government launched a military offensive against the LTTE in 2006, which ultimately led to the group's defeat in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chapter 9 Sri Lanka: State Response to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as an Illicit |url=https://cco.ndu.edu/News/Article/780214/chapter-9-sri-lanka-state-response-to-the-liberation-tigers-of-tamil-eelam-as-a/http%3A%2F%2Fcco.ndu.edu%2FNews%2FArticle%2F780214%2Fchapter-9-sri-lanka-state-response-to-the-liberation-tigers-of-tamil-eelam-as-a%2F |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=PRISM {{!}} National Defense University |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Sri Lankan Conflict |url=https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/sri-lankan-conflict |access-date=2023-03-06 |website=Council on Foreign Relations |language=en}}</ref>


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Dehiwala train bombing-1996]]
* [[Dehiwala train bombing-1996]]
* [[2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings]]
* [[2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings]]

* [[List of attacks attributed to the LTTE]]
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* [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]


== References ==
== References ==
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{{Sri Lankan Civil War}}


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Latest revision as of 02:35, 7 May 2024

2008 Dehiwala train bombing
Colombo District, where the bombing took place, highlighted within Sri Lanka
StandortDehiwala, Colombo, Sri Lanka
DateMay 26, 2008
16:55 (UTC+5:30)
Attack type
parcel bombing
Deaths9
Injured67
PerpetratorsLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The 2008 Dehiwala train bombing was a bombing of a commuter train, running from Colombo to Panadura on May 26, 2008, in Dehiwala, Sri Lanka, a suburb of Colombo. The bombing killed 9 people and injured at least 67. The Sri Lankan military blames the LTTE for the attack.[1][2]

WSWS claims that it is possible that the attack was carried out by the LTTE in retaliation to a bomb blast targeting a van on May 23 in LTTE controlled area, which they (the LTTE) claimed to be carried out by the Sri Lankan military.[3]

June 4, 2008 a bomb exploded between the railway tracks hit by packed commuter train at 0710 local time between the Dehiwala and Wellawatte railway stations on the same rail line, injured at least 24 civilians.[4]

The Sri Lankan government launched a military offensive against the LTTE in 2006, which ultimately led to the group's defeat in 2009.[5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Eight killed in Sri Lanka train bombing". Reuters. May 26, 2008.
  2. ^ "Bomb rocks busy Sri Lankan train". BBC News. May 26, 2008.
  3. ^ Bomb blast in Sri Lanka targets rail commuters
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka commuters hurt by bomb". BBC News. 4 June 2008.
  5. ^ "Chapter 9 Sri Lanka: State Response to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam as an Illicit". PRISM | National Defense University. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
  6. ^ "The Sri Lankan Conflict". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
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