Just in: Bomb Blast in Colombo - 10 dead & 90 injured
May 16th 2008 12:22
Just in: Bomb Blast in Colombo - 10 dead & 90 injured
May 16 th 2008
New has just come in that bomb has exploded near the centre of Colombo City. The target was reported as being a bus loaded with police officers. So far reports have come on claiming that 10 people have been killed and over 90 injured.
Government officials have blamed the LTTE for the attack.
The blast happened with in the vicinity of a police checkpoint near the Hilton Hotel and the twin towers World Trade Centre. Police have said that two motor cycles loaded with explosives rammed the bus.
This blast comes as the civil war in the north of the country is producing ever increasing casualty figures.
The map below shows the district in Colombo. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre is visible. Zoom in and out for a better look.
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The Police bus that was attacked by suicide bombers on motor cycles
May 16 th 2008
New has just come in that bomb has exploded near the centre of Colombo City. The target was reported as being a bus loaded with police officers. So far reports have come on claiming that 10 people have been killed and over 90 injured.
Just in: Bomb Blast in Colombo - 10 dead & 90 injured
A body lies within the leaves that have fallen.
Government officials have blamed the LTTE for the attack.
The blast happened with in the vicinity of a police checkpoint near the Hilton Hotel and the twin towers World Trade Centre. Police have said that two motor cycles loaded with explosives rammed the bus.
This blast comes as the civil war in the north of the country is producing ever increasing casualty figures.
The map below shows the district in Colombo. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Centre is visible. Zoom in and out for a better look.
View Larger Map
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Comment by S.L.
The Political Brief
Comment by Damo
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Thanks for your comments.
The LTTE are a separatist movement with a secular agenda of an independent homeland with in Sri Lanka. Their motivations are political.
The situation is a result of an ongoing civil war that started in 1983.
These situations are rarely clean cut and may be a tit for tat for something that happened elsewhere in the country.
Comment by S.L.
The Political Brief
Comment by Damo
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The suicide belt was invented in Sri Lanka after the Indian Peace Keeping Force entered Sri Lanka to put down the LTTE in the late 80's. There have been more suicide bombings by the LTTE than by the all the terrorists in the rest of the world combined. Like all terrorist the tactics are designed to provoke a severe backlash to justify further attacks.
The LTTE was formed after the 1983 riots that saw 1000's of Tamils killed.
Comment by S.L.
The Political Brief
Comment by Damo
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More of a student that teacher.
The situation in Sri Lanka is tragic more than anything.
The only winners are those getting wealthy from the war continuing.
Comment by tlcorbin
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BTW, have you heard any news of the Htoo brothers since the surrender in 2006? Burma needs help now for sure.
Raven
Comment by Damo
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Thanks for your comments.
Black Tigers are the prime suspect. It follows their MO.
However the LTTE rarely admit responsibility.
I have never heard of the Htoo Brothers, so perhaps you could inform me.
Comment by tlcorbin
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That help Damo?
Raven
Comment by Damo
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I'll look them up.
Comment by tlcorbin
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Comment by Damo
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The Junta are paranoid and superstitious.
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Like SL, I knew nothing about this group. Thanks for the info.
\Mis
Comment by Damo
For the Sake of Argument
My Apologetics
Thanks for your comments.
I only know so much because of my connect to the country and watching the history unfold over the last 20 years.
Other than that I try to stay out of the war of words and flame wars that are going on at other sites.