2008 Sri Lanka roadside bombings

Part of the Sri Lankan civil war 2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings Buttala, Sri Lanka January 16, 2008 UTC+5:30 Roadside bomb, shooting, ambush 32Bus bombing, gun attack kill 31 in Sri Lanka 2008-01-16 NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna22674259 Associated Press 2008-04-08 62 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam The 2008 Sri Lanka roadside bombings were two separate roadside bombings that killed 32 people and injured 62 others on January 16, 2008. The first roadside bomb was aimed towards a civilian bus, with gunmen shooting at fleeing survivors and then retreating into the bush, killing farmers who encountered them. The second roadside bomb was aimed towards a military vehicle, injuring three soldiers. The Sri Lankan Government has blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attacks.Randeep Ramesh Tamil Tigers kill 28 with bus bomb 2008-01-16 Guardian Unlimited https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,,2241480,00.html The Guardian 2008-01-16 Tamil Tigers bomb bus as ceasefire ends 2008-01-16 http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixacmX4mb8cD5e1TN5XLOk8Y-1lg AFP 2008-01-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080121044640/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixacmX4mb8cD5e1TN5XLOk8Y-1lg 2008-01-21 23 civilians killed in LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion in Moneragala district 2008-01-16 http://satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/16/2008#1 SATP 2008-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080120182636/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1%2F16%2F2008#1 2008-01-20 deadUva Province schools closed indefinitely, three school children dead 2008-01-16 Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=4028 Daily Mirror 2008-01-16 https://web.archive.org/web/20080119175553/http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=4028 2008-01-19 dead Sri Lanka: Blast kills at least 24 as rebel truce ends 2008-01-16 http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1776231969 Adnkronos International 2008-01-16 Two blasts, 23 deaths mark end of Sri Lanka ceasefire 2008-01-16 Mangalorean http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=64094 IANS 2008-01-16 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080419124146/http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=64094 2008-04-19 See also 2008 Fort Railway Station bombing 2008 Piliyandala bombing Madhu school bus bombing References Category:Attacks on civilians attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam 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:2008 mass murders Category:Spree shootings in Sri Lanka Category:Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 2008 Category:January 2008 in Asia Category:2008 murders in Sri Lanka Category:2008 mass shootings in Asia Category:Improvised explosive device bombings in 2008 Category:2008 road incidents Category:2000s road incidents in Asia Category:Road incidents in Sri Lanka