2006 Digampathaha bombing

Terrorist incident in Sri Lanka Aluth Oya massacre July 2020 2006 Digampathaha bombing Digampathaha, North Central Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Navy bus convoy 16 October 2006 the Sri Lankan Civil War Sri Lanka 07 59 06 N 80 43 13 E Sri Lanka relief location map.jpg 7 59 03 N 80 43 13 E type:event_region:LK inline,title around 1:40 p.m. +5.30 GMT Suicide truck bombing Truck bomb At least 101-112 Navy sailors, 2 bombers, 13 busses damaged https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=200610160001 Incident Summary for GTDID: 200610160001 At least 150 Black Tigers Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War The 2006 Digampathaha (දිගම්පතහ, திகம்பதஹ) truck bombing, also known as Habarana massacre,2008-10-06 Major bombings in Sri Lanka blamed on Tamil Tigers en-US Reuters https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE4951NL/ 2023-12-04Staff 2006-10-16 Sri Lanka condemns 'barbaric' suicide blast en-GB The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/oct/16/srilanka 2023-12-04 0261-3077GTD Search Results https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/Results.aspx?page=12&casualties_type=&casualties_max=&perpetrator=457&charttype=line&chart=injuries&expanded=yes&ob=GTDID&od=desc 2023-12-04 www.start.umd.eduRanjith Wijewardene Brandix adopts sophisticated ERP platform 2006-11-01 https://lankapage.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/ Lanka Page 2007-06-05 was a suicide truck bombing carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam against a convoy of 15 military buses on 16 October 2006 at Digampathaha (Incorrectly reported as Digampathana), in between the towns of Dambulla and Habarana, in Sri Lanka. The buses were carrying more than 200 (possibly 340 Sri Lanka's bloodiest suicide bombing kills 103 people https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061016/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrest;_ylt=AvrKghW68xvSQ6mIaqk95NoBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA-- Yahoo! News 2006-10-16 2006-11-04 October 2010 H3llBot (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)) sailors from Trincomalee who were going on leave. Over 100 dead in Sri Lanka suicide bombing http://in.news.yahoo.com/061016/43/68jm9.html Yahoo! News India 2006-10-16 2006-11-04 October 2010 H3llBot The bombing killed between 99https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=19928 TamilNet and 112 sailors and wounded more than 150 people, including over 100 sailors. Suicide bombing kills more than 100 Sri Lankan sailors http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2406302,00.html https://archive.today/20110622093459/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2406302,00.html dead 22 June 2011 Times Online 2006-10-16 2006-11-04 London Sam Knight The bombing also killed a number of civilians, including eight employees of the Sri Lankan military, and wounded many passers-by and roadside traders. The suicide bombing followed intense fighting in the Jaffna Peninsula that left 133 soldiers Suicide bombing kills over 100 in Sri Lanka https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061016/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrest_061016153148 Yahoo! News 2006-10-16 2006-11-04 October 2010 H3llBot (Link dead as of 15 January 2007) and up to 200 LTTE fighters dead (although this number is unofficial, as the LTTE have reported losing only 22 fighters). Analysis: Sri Lanka military setbacks https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6045866.stm BBC 2006-10-16 2006-11-04 The attack was followed by government air strikes on LTTE territory, although the military claimed they were in response to an artillery attack and not the suicide bombing. Fighter jets pound suspected rebel camp after suicide bombing kills 95 sailors https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-10-17-sri-lanka_x.htm?csp=34 USA Today 2006-10-17 2006-11-04 In January 2009 Sri Lankan authorities arrested a suspect, Balachandran, who reportedly helped construct the bomb used in the attack.http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/01/sec03.asp Sri Lanka Security News Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers 2009-08-21 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090804075751/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/01/sec03.asp 2009-08-04 The attack had been planned at least three months in advance.http://www.lankatimes.com/fullstory.php?id=19739September 2016 InternetArchiveBot yes References Category:2006 murders in Sri Lanka Category:Attacks on civilians attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Category:Suicide car and truck bombings in Sri Lanka Category:2000s massacres in the Sri Lankan civil war Category:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks against buses Category:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War IV Category:Massacres in 2006 Category:October 2006 crimes in Asia Category:October 2006 in Sri Lanka Category:Car and truck bombings in 2006 Category:Suicide bombings in 2006 Category:Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 2006 Category:Bus bombings in Asia Category:2006 road incidents Category:2000s road incidents in Asia Category:Bus incidents in Sri Lanka