2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing
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|date=June 16, 2008
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|type=Bomb on a motorcycle
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The 2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing was a bombing on a police station that killed 12 members of police and injured 40 including children in the town of Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka on June 16, 2008. The bombing was carried out by detonating a motorcycle laden with explosives, although the perpetrator has not been confirmed, the Tamil Tigers is believed to be responsible.
See also
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External links
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7456080.stm BBC News]
{{Sri Lankan Civil War}}
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Category:Attacks on police stations in Sri Lanka
Category:2008 murders in Sri Lanka
Category:Attacks on civilians attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
Category:Attacks on police stations in 2008
Category:2000s massacres of the Sri Lankan civil war
Category:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War IV
Category:Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 2008
Category:Building bombings in Sri Lanka