List of attacks attributed to the LTTE, 2000s

The following is a list of chronological attacks attributed to the LTTE in 2000s during the Sri Lankan Civil War. The deadliest attack for the decade was the 2006 Digampathana bombing.

Attacks in chronological order

=2000=

January 5: An LTTE suicide bomber blows herself up outside the office of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka killing 13 civilians and three police officers.South Asian Terrorism Portal (SATP): [http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/shrilanka/database/data_suicide_killings.htm Suicide bombings by the LTTE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924114749/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/shrilanka/database/data_suicide_killings.htm |date=2015-09-24 }}, 1987-2007{{cite news | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/591352.stm | title =Sri Lankan suicide bomb kills 13|work = BBC News |date= 5 January 2000}}
January 7: An LTTE suicide bomber kills Sri Lankan Industrial Minister C.V. Gunaratne and 24 civilians.Council for Foreign Relations: [http://www.cfr.org/publication/9242/ Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Sri Lanka, separatists)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526145855/http://www.cfr.org/publication/9242/ |date=2010-05-26 }}, August 2006
January 27: LTTE bomb a post office killing eleven and injuring 70.BBC News: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/673646.stm Tamil rebels commit suicide], March 11, 2000

{{cite news | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/620289.stm | title =Sri Lanka bomb kills 11|work = BBC News|date= 27 January 2000}}

March 10: 14 civilians and six police die when four LTTE suicide bombers attempt to assassinate the defence minister. 46 others are injured
April 22: Second Battle of Elephant Pass: The LTTE overrun the most important military base in the Northern province, the Elephant Pass base.{{cite news |url= http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1709/17091240.htm |title= The fall of Elephant Pass |date= May 12, 2000 |publisher= Frontline, The Hindu |url-status= usurped |archive-url= https://archive.today/20071017211759/http://www.hinduonnet.com/fline/fl1709/17091240.htm |archive-date= October 17, 2007 }}
May 17: An LTTE bomber killed 23 and injured 70 at a Buddhist temple in Batticaloa during celebrations of the Vesak holiday.United States Department of State: [https://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/sa/index.cfm?docid=704 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices 2000 - Sri Lanka] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010607063826/http://www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2000/sa/index.cfm?docid=704 |date=2001-06-07 }}, February 23, 2001{{cite news | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/752320.stm | title =Bomb blast in Sri Lanka|work = BBC News|date= 17 May 2000}}
June 26: LTTE suicide boats sink a chartered private ship M.V. Uhana. Five civilian crew and three navy personnel die.
September 15: An anti-rebel website claimed that in Colombo a suicide bomber explodes in front of the main government hospital in Colombo resulting in seven civilian deaths. 28 civilians are injured.
October 3: An anti-rebel website claimed that an LTTE bomb kills parliamentary candidate Mohammed Baithullah and more than twenty others in Muttur. At least 49 others were injured.South Asian Terrorism Portal (SATP):[http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/shrilanka/database/leaders_assassinated_byLTTE.htm Prominent Political Leaders Assassinated by The LTTE, South Asian Terrorism Portal (SATP)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110617051821/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/shrilanka/database/leaders_assassinated_byLTTE.htm |date=2011-06-17 }}
October 5: An anti-rebel website claimed that in Medawacchchiya, Anuradhapura an attack by an LTTE suicide bomber on the Health and Indigenous Medicine Deputy Minister Tissa Karaliyadda results in the death of seven civilians and injuries to 40 civilians.

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July 24	Bandaranaike Airport attack: An LTTE 14-man suicide squad attacked a Sri Lanka Air Force base and the adjoining Bandaranaike International Airport. They destroyed many aircraft, crippling the country's economy and reducing tourism.	Katunayake, Western Province	7 (Soldiers)	14 (Black Tigers)		21	{{cite news \| title=Timeline: Sri Lanka \| date=2007-05-01 \| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1166237.stm \| work =BBC News \| access-date = 2007-05-30 }}

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August 12	Lakshman Kadirgamar, the foreign minister of Sri Lanka and an ethnic Tamil was shot by an alleged LTTE sniper.	Colombo, Colombo District		1		1	{{cite news\| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2006/05/060519_eu_ltte.shtml \|title= EU 'actively considering' Tiger ban \|date= May 19, 2006\|publisher= BBC Sinhala }}

=2006=

January 7: A suspected LTTE fishing boat loaded with explosives detonates and destroys a Sri Lankan navy boat as it leaves the port of Trincomalee, killing 13 sailors.{{cite news| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4589758.stm |title= 'Rebels sink' Sri Lanka navy boat |date= January 7, 2006|work= BBC News }}
March 1: Five civilians die in suspected LTTE mine explosion.{{cite news | title=Sri Lanka explosion 'kills five' | date=2006-05-01 | url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4961536.stm | work =BBC News | access-date = 2007-05-30 }}
April 23: Gomarankadawala massacre: The LTTE kill six Sinhalese civilians including two 15-year-old children in the village of Gomarankadawala in the Trincomalee district.{{cite web |url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/060430/index.html |title=IGomarankadawala: "We need more security say villagers |access-date=2006-04-30 |work=The Sunday Times }}
April 25: A suicide bomber, believed to belong to the LTTE, attempts to kill Lieutenant General Sarath Fonseka, seriously injuring him while killing eight others and injuring thirty more. The explosives were disguised as the late stages of pregnancy, and the bomber was originally believed to be pregnant, although subsequent medical tests have been inconclusive.{{cite news| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4941744.stm |title= Bomb targets Sri Lanka army chief |date= April 25, 2006|work= BBC News }}
May 11: Battle of Point Pedro (2006): The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Sea Tigers attacks and sink one Sri Lanka Navy vessel while seriously damaging another. The attack is ruled as a grave violation of the Cease Fire Agreement by the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission. In response, LTTE threatened the truce monitors not to be aboard naval vessels.{{cite news| url= http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4766289.stm |title= Tamil Tigers warn truce monitors |date= May 12, 2006|publisher= trans Currents }} 18 sailors perish on the Sri Lankan patrolboat, and an unknown number of Sea Tiger cadres also die in the attack.{{cite news|url=http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/166 |title=The Marine battle over 'MV Pearl Cruise II': An Overview |date=May 14, 2006 |publisher=trans Currents |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911040451/http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/166 |archive-date=September 11, 2015 }} The fact that the lives of two Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission monitors on board these ships were endangered by this attack, triggered the European Union decision to ban the LTTE.{{cite news|url=http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/169 |title=E.U. may decide to list LTTE as 'terrorist' by Friday |date=May 17, 2006 |publisher=trans Currents |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150705043836/http://transcurrents.com/tamiliana/archives/169 |archive-date=July 5, 2015 }}
May 27: The award-winning author Nihal de Silva and seven Sri Lankan tourists were killed by a supposed LTTE land mine in Wilpattu National Park. The explosion took place near Tamil held territory in the northern part of the country. Before a 2002 cease fire agreement, rebels used the park as a hiding place. It is unclear whether the mine was planted before or after the cease fire agreement.{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/lanka.mine/index.html |title= Sri Lanka park landmine kills 8 |access-date=2006-03-28 |work=Cable News Network }}
May 29: Thirteen farm workers were cut and shot in a village around Welikanda in Plonnaruwa. The government suspected the LTTE were responsible, while the LTTE responded that they had no involvement and that they were falsely implicated. Furthermore, the LTTE condemned this attack.{{cite news| url= http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200605/20060530meet_bishop_of_jaffna.htm |title= Government condemns violence against innocent civilians- President |date= May 30, 2006|publisher=Government of Sri Lanka }}{{cite news| url= http://www.ltteps.org/?view=1358&folder=3 |title= The killing of 13 Sinhala workers in the east |date= May 30, 2006|publisher= Peace Secretariat - LTTE }}
May 30: An anti-rebel website claimed that the LTTE cadres kill twelve Sinhalese villagers working at an irrigation canal construction site in Omadiyamadu, close to the uncleared areas of Welikanda in Polonnaruwa district.{{cite web |url=http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/shrilanka/terroristoutfits/LTTE_tl.htm |title=Incidents involving Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) |access-date=2006-03-28 |publisher=South Asian Terrorism Portal (SATP) |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060626212727/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/countries/shrilanka/terroristoutfits/LTTE_tl.htm |archive-date=2006-06-26 }}
June 15: Kebithigollewa massacre: The LTTE bombs a bus carrying 140 civilians in Kebithigollewa, in northeastern Sri Lanka. The blast results in the death of 68 civilians including 15 school children, and injurers 78 others. It was caused by two claymore mines placed side by side on the bus by LTTE cadres, which spraying the packed bus with millions of ball bearings upon manual detonation.{{cite web|url=http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2006/June/20060615115032ndyblehs0.351742.html |title=United States Condemns Terrorist Attack on Sri Lankan Bus |access-date=2006-06-15 |work=U.S. Department of State |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090202201603/http://www.america.gov/st/washfile-english/2006/June/20060615115032ndyblehs0.351742.html |archive-date=2009-02-02 }}
June 26: The third highest ranking Sri Lankan military officer, Major General Parami Kulatunga was wounded in an attack by LTTE and died after being taken to the hospital. Two other military escorts and a passerby were also killed.{{cite news| url= http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/25/srilanka.general/index.html |title= Bomber kills Sri Lankan general |date= June 26, 2006|publisher= Cable News Network }}
August 12: Deputy secretary general of the Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process Kethesh Loganathan is assassinated outside his home.{{cite news|url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2006/11/26/world/asia/26lanka.html?_r=0 | title=Sri Lanka Rebels' Critic Silenced by Bullet | author = Sengupta, Somini |date=November 26, 2006 | work = New York Times }}
August 14: Attack on Pakistani ambassador to Sri Lanka: A convoy carrying the Pakistani High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Bashir Wali Mohamed, was attacked by a claymore antipersonnel mine concealed within an auto rickshaw. Seven people (including four Army commandoes) were killed and a further seventeen injured in the blast.{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/template/template.asp?id=20040&template=Lanka&callid=0&frmsrch=1&txtsrch=Lanka | title=Lanka blast: Pak envoy safe, 7 killed | author = Rica Roy & Anisa Khan |date=August 14, 2006 | publisher =NDTV }}
October 16: 2006 Digampathana bombing: A suicide bomber in a truck kills 103 Sri Lanka Navy sailors on buses going or returning from leave at a transit point and wounds over 150 other sailors. Several civilians may also have died.USA Today: [https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-10-17-sri-lanka_x.htm?csp=34 Fighter jets pound suspected rebel camp after suicide bombing kills 95 sailors], October 17, 2006
December 1: An LTTE suicide bomber triggers the explosives packed into a vehicle in Colombo as a five-car convoy carrying Sri Lankan Defense Secretary Gotabaya Rajapakse passes by, in an attempt to assassinate him. Secretary Rajapakse escapes unharmed, although two people are killed and 14 others are wounded, mostly civilians who were passing by the site.{{cite news | title=Failed suicide attack unusual for Sri Lankan rebels known for precision | date=December 2, 2006 | publisher=International Herald Tribune | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2006/12/02/asia/AS_GEN_Sri_Lanka_Missed_Targets.php | work =AP | access-date = 2007-04-07 }}

=2007=

January 5: 2007 Sri Lankan bus bombs: Nittambuwa - The LTTE are the only suspects in bomb blast on a city bus carrying more than 80 civilians. The resulting explosion kills six civilians and wounds 63, ten of them seriously. The bus was bombed during the evening rush-hour near Nittambuwa town, {{convert|40|km|mi|abbr=on}} north-east of Colombo.{{cite news|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E7DF1530F935A35752C0A9619C8B63 |title=Sri Lanka: Bomb Attack On Bus Kills 5 |access-date=2007-05-30 |work=The New York Times | date=January 6, 2007}}BBC News: [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6234797.stm Sri Lankan bus blast 'kills five'], January 5, 2007 It followed a threat issued by the LTTE that they will carry out revenge attacks for air raids by the Sri Lanka Air Force.{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/03/AR2007010301284.html |title=Rebels warn of repercussions after raid |access-date=2007-09-22 |work=The Washington Post | first=Dilip | last=Ganguly | date=January 3, 2007}}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5298748.stm |title=Monitors' statement on Sri Lanka killings. |access-date=2006-08-30 |work=BBC News | date=August 30, 2006}}{{cite web|url=http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=30933 |title=SRI LANKA: EU bans LTTE travel in member states. |access-date=2005-02-10 |work=AsiaMedia |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060208002447/http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=30933 |archive-date=2006-02-08 }}
January 6: 2007 Sri Lankan bus bombs: Peraliya - A suspected LTTE suicide bomber detonates herself inside a Colombo–Matara passenger bus. 16 civilians are killed and more than 50 are injured.{{cite web|url=http://www.rnhit.com/mcns/news/print.php?id=3290 |title=Bomb Blast in Godagama |access-date=2006-01-06 |work=Media Center for National Security |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928112047/http://www.rnhit.com/mcns/news/print.php?id=3290 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6236613.stm |title=Bomb hits second Sri Lankan bus |access-date=2007-01-06 |work=BBC News | date=January 6, 2007}} These attacks on buses appear to be a fulfillment of threats made by the LTTE.{{cite web|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070106_09 |title=More than 15 civilians feared killed in Bus bomb explosion - Ambalangoda |access-date=2006-01-06 |publisher=Ministry of Defence, Government of Sri Lanka |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009042320/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070106_09 |archive-date=2007-10-09 }}
February 7: Batticaloa: Rev. Selliah Parameswaran Kurukkal, the head Priest of the Santhiveli Pilleyar Kovil and a father of three, who blessed President Mahinda Rajapaksa during the President's visit to Vakarai four days previously, is forcibly dragged out of his residence and shot dead by gunmen from the LTTE.{{cite web |url=http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/02/08/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Priest-Killed.php |title=Hindu priest gunned down in eastern Sri Lanka, military blames Tamil rebels |date=2007-02-08 |access-date=2007-02-08 |work=The International Herald Tribune }}{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Philippines+%26+South+Asia&month=February2007&file=World_News2007020921329.xml |title=Hindu priest killed after welcoming Rajapakse |date=2007-02-09 |access-date=2007-02-09 |work=The Peninsula |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315053239/http://www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/Display_news.asp?section=World_News&subsection=Philippines+%26+South+Asia&month=February2007&file=World_News2007020921329.xml |archive-date=March 15, 2008 }}

{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/02/12/main_Editorial.asp |title=LTTE displays trademark brutality |date=2007-02-12 |access-date=2007-02-12 |publisher=Daily News (Sri Lanka), Government of Sri Lanka |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070223184236/http://www.dailynews.lk/2007/02/12/main_Editorial.asp |archive-date=2007-02-23 }}

{{cite web |url=http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_atrocities_20070207_Hindu_Priest_Selliah_Kurukkal_Prameshwaran.htm |title=Tamil Priest who blessed Sri Lanka President shot dead by the LTTE Tamil Tiger Terrorists around 8:45 pm on 7 February 2007 |date=2007-02-07 |access-date=2007-02-12 |publisher=Society for Peace, Unity and Human Rights for Sri Lanka (SPUR) |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070213065217/http://www.spur.asn.au/LTTE_atrocities_20070207_Hindu_Priest_Selliah_Kurukkal_Prameshwaran.htm |archive-date = 2007-02-13}} The gunmen had mentioned that they were from the LTTE and they needed to question the Poosari in connection with the garlanding of the President.{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200702081231.htm |title=Hindu priest gunned down in Lanka, military blames LTTE |date=2007-02-08 |access-date=2007-02-08 |work=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930180600/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/003200702081231.htm |archive-date=September 30, 2007 }}{{cite web |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/4457 |title=Tamil Tigers kill Hindu priest for garlanding President Rajapakse |date=2007-02-08 |access-date=2007-02-08 |work=Asian Tribune }} It is also suggested he had been targeted because he had co-operated with the security forces in order to help civilians flee the fighting around Vakarai.

{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6342511.stm |title=Hindu priest killed in Sri Lanka |date=2007-02-08 |access-date=2007-02-08 |work=BBC }}

March 9: Puttlam: Eight people who entered the Wilpattu National Park to investigate the grievances of the local population over wild elephant attacks, including the Sri Lanka Army Area Commander, the head Park Warden and three park rangers, are ambushed and massacred by the LTTE.{{cite news|url=http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Eight_killed_in_Sri_Lanka_wildlife__03102007.html |title=Eight killed in Sri Lanka wildlife park as fighting escalates |publisher=The Raw Story |date=March 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317161723/http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Eight_killed_in_Sri_Lanka_wildlife__03102007.html |archive-date=March 17, 2008 }}
March 26: The LTTE mount their first air strike, bombing a government-controlled military airbase. The attack leaves three killed and 19 wounded.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6494121.stm|title=Sri Lankan rebels launch air raid|work=BBC News|date=March 26, 2007}}
March 29: Tamil Nadu, India: LTTE cadres kill five Indian fisherman off the coast of Tamil Nadu and kidnap twelve others. An anonymous caller initially attempts to blame the incidents on the Sri Lanka Navy.{{cite news | title=Tigers take Indians hostage | date=2007-04-27 | publisher=The Telegraph (India)| url =http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070428/asp/frontpage/story_7709145.asp | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130203203738/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070428/asp/frontpage/story_7709145.asp | url-status =dead | archive-date =February 3, 2013 | access-date = 2007-04-28 | location=Calcutta, India | first1=M.R. | last1=Venkatesh | first2=John | last2=Mary}}
April 1: Eravur, Batticaloa: LTTE cadres massacre six aid workers who were constructing a housing scheme named "Village of Hope" for Tamil children orphaned by the 2004 Asian tsunami. Another three aid workers suffer serious gunshot injuries following the shooting at close range which took place at 8.15 pm local time.Ministry of Defence: [http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070401_04 LTTE kills six civilians - Batticaloa] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141012201702/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070401_04 |date=2014-10-12 }}, Ministry of Defence, Government of Sri Lanka, April 1, 2007Media Center for National Security: [http://www.rnhit.com/mcns/fullnews.php?id=5078 Six More Aid Workers Brutally Murdered by LTTE] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123122640/http://www.rnhit.com/mcns/fullnews.php?id=5078 |date=2008-01-23 }}, April 1, 2007{{cite news | title=Sri Lanka says rebels kill 6 tsunami project workers | date=2007-04-01 | publisher=Scotsman | url =http://news.scotsman.com/latest.cfm?id=505492007 | agency =Reuters | access-date =2007-04-01 | location=Edinburgh}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

{{cite news | title=Sinhalese aid workers shot and hacked to death by The LTTE | date=2007-04-02 | publisher=ReliefWeb | url =http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/RWB.NSF/db900SID/RMOI-6ZVMLV?OpenDocument | access-date = 2007-04-03 }}

April 2: Ampara: The LTTE bomb a civilian bus in eastern Sri Lanka, killing at least 16 civilians, and wounding 25 others. Among the dead are eleven women, three men and two boys.{{cite news | first=Simon | last=Gardner | title=Sri Lanka says rebel blast on bus kills 15 | date=2007-04-02 | publisher=Reuters | url =http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/international/ticker/detail/Sri_Lanka_says_rebel_blast_on_bus_kills_15.html?siteSect=143&sid=7678917&cKey=1175506688000 | work =Swiss Radio | access-date = 2007-04-02 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070930215945/http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/international/ticker/detail/Sri_Lanka_says_rebel_blast_on_bus_kills_15.html?siteSect=143&sid=7678917&cKey=1175506688000 |archive-date = 2007-09-30}}{{cite news | author=Simon | title=Bomb in bus kills 15 in Sri Lanka | date=2007-04-02 | publisher=AP | url =http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/world/2007-04/02/content_841942.htm | work =China Daily | access-date = 2007-04-02 }}{{cite news | title=Sri Lanka says rebel blast on bus kills 16 | date=2007-04-02 | url =http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200704/s1887967.htm | work =ABC |access-date = 2007-04-02 }}
April 5: Polonnaruwa: In the third attack on civilians in a week, LTTE cadres shoot dead four Sinhalese farmers.{{cite news | first=Simon | last=Gardner | title=Sri Lanka says rebels kill 4 farmers, bomb defused | date=2007-04-05 | publisher=Reuters | url=http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=32836 | work=Alertnet | access-date=2007-04-05 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928095912/http://www.javno.com/en/world/clanak.php?id=32836 | archive-date=2007-09-28 }}
April 7: Piramanalankulam, Vavunia: In the second such incident in five days, the LTTE bomb a civilian bus traveling along the Vavuniya–Mannar main road at 7:30 am, killing eight and wounding a further 26 people.

{{cite news|title=Seven killed in Sri Lanka bus blast |date=April 7, 2007 |publisher=Reuters |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Rest_of_World/Seven_killed_in_Sri_Lanka_bus_blast/articleshow/1868662.cms |work=Times of India |access-date=2007-04-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070427221809/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/World/Rest_of_World/Seven_killed_in_Sri_Lanka_bus_blast/articleshow/1868662.cms |archive-date=April 27, 2007 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070407_02 |title=LTTE terrorists attack a civil bus; 8 killed, 25 injured - Vavuniya |access-date=2007-04-07 |date=April 7, 2007 |publisher=Ministry of Defence, Government of Sri Lanka |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070501102630/http://www.defence.lk/new.asp?fname=20070407_02 |archive-date=May 1, 2007 }}

April 12: Avarantalawa, Vavuniya: Suspected LTTE raid a village at around 4:45 pm (local time) and shoot dead seven people, of six women and one man, on the eve of the traditional New Year.{{cite news | title=Tamils shoot seven villagers dead | date=2004-04-13 | publisher=The Australian | url=http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21549270-1702,00.html | work=AFP | access-date=2007-04-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315071817/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,21549270-1702,00.html | archive-date=2008-03-15 | url-status=dead }}{{cite news | title=Seven civilians killed in Sri Lanka | date=2004-04-12 | publisher=India eNews | url =http://www.indiaenews.com/srilanka/20070412/47028.htm | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070927184949/http://www.indiaenews.com/srilanka/20070412/47028.htm | url-status =usurped | archive-date =September 27, 2007 | work =AFP | access-date = 2007-04-12 }}
April 23: Vavuniya: The Sri Lankan Defence Ministry claimed that the LTTE cadres A bomb set off by rips through a civilian bus traveling near the town of Vavuniya killing five passengers and wounding 35.

{{cite news|title=Bus blast in Sri Lanka kills five |date=2007-04-24 |publisher=The Hindu |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200704241142.htm |work=AP |access-date=2007-04-24 |location=Chennai, India |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930210140/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/001200704241142.htm |archive-date=2007-09-30 }}

{{cite news | title=Bomb on Sri Lanka Bus Kills 3 Passengers | date=2007-04-23 | publisher=Topix LLC | url =http://www.topix.net/world/asia/2007/04/bomb-on-sri-lanka-bus-kills-3-passengers | agency =Associated Press | access-date = 2007-04-24 }}

April 24: The LTTE mount a second air strike on Palaly, the main government-controlled military airbase in Northern Jaffna.

{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6586283.stm|title=Tamil Tigers in second air attack|work=BBC News|date=April 24, 2007}}

April 29: Two fuel facilities were bombed by the LTTE during an air raid which they said was in response to an army strike on their positions.

{{cite news | title=Sri Lanka rebels in new air raid | date=2007-04-29 | publisher=BBC | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6604645.stm}}

May 24: Colombo: The Sri Lankan Army claimed that it suspects Tamil Tigers exploded an IED fixed on motorbike in Colombo targeting a bus transporting Sri Lankan Army personnel killing one soldier and wounding six people, including three civilians.{{cite news |author=Anusha Ondaatjie, Ed Johnson | title=Sri Lankan Army Bus Bombed; Navy Clashes With Rebels (Update1) | date=2007-05-24 | url =https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aCMZM9YX77N0&refer=asia | work =Bloomberg | access-date = 2007-05-24 }}

{{cite news |author=Ranga Sirilal, Simon Gardner | title=Sri Lanka rebels attack navy | date=2007-05-24 | url =https://www.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idUSSP20468320070524 | work =Reuters | access-date = 2007-05-24 }}{{cite news | title= Sri Lanka: Blast hits military bus | date=2007-05-24 | url =http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/24/srilanka.blast/ | work =Cable News Network | access-date = 2007-05-24 }}

May 27: Thirukkovil: The Sri Lankan Military said Tamil Tiger rebels set off a road side bomb blast blew up a truck, killing the three civilians.

{{cite news | title=Sri Lanka hit by fresh violence | date=2007-05-28 | publisher=Independent Online | url =http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=3&art_id=nw20070527220007797C217271 | work =AFP | access-date = 2007-05-28 }}{{cite news | title=3 killed in roadside bomb blast in Sri Lanka | date=2007-05-27 | publisher=NBC News | url =https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18896713 | work =AFP | access-date = 2007-05-28 }}

{{cite news | title=Sri Lankan military discovers powerful roadside bomb as violence kills 6 | date=2007-05-27 | publisher=The International Herald Tribune | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/28/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka.php | work =The Associated Press | access-date = 2007-05-28 }}{{cite news|title=Lankan military defuses powerful roadside bomb |date=2007-05-28 |publisher=The Hindu |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200705281222.htm |work=AP |access-date=2007-05-28 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926212214/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/holnus/001200705281222.htm |archive-date=2007-09-26 }}

May 28: Rathmalana: The Sri Lankan Military and a doctor claimed that the Tamil Tigers detonated a bomb targeting a truck carrying Sri Lanka Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel at Belk Kade junction, in Rathmalana during the evening, killing seven civilians and injuring more than 39 people, including seven STF personnel. Amongst dead were one pregnant mother.

{{cite news | title=At least 19 people wounded in bomb blast near Sri Lankan capital, military says | date=2007-05-28 | publisher=The International Herald Tribune | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/05/28/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Blast.php | work =The Associated Press | access-date = 2007-05-28 }}

{{cite news|title=At least five killed in bomb blast |date=2007-05-28 |url=http://news.monstersandcritics.com/southasia/news/article_1310279.php/At_least_six_killed_as_blast_rocks_outskirts_of_Colombo__Roundup_ |work=Monsters and Critics |access-date=2007-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315035153/http://news.monstersandcritics.com/southasia/news/article_1310279.php/At_least_six_killed_as_blast_rocks_outskirts_of_Colombo__Roundup_ |archive-date=2008-03-15 }}{{cite news | title= Sri Lanka blast kills 6, wounds 25 | date=2007-05-28 | url =http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/05/28/srilanka.blast/ | work =CNN | access-date = 2007-05-28 }}

{{cite news | title=Roadside bomb kills eight near Sri Lanka military base | date=2007-05-28 | publisher=The Raw Story | url =http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Roadside_bomb_kills_seven_near_Sri__05282007.html | work =AFP | access-date = 2007-05-28 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927001538/http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Roadside_bomb_kills_seven_near_Sri__05282007.html |archive-date = 2007-09-27}}

July 16: Trincomalee: Suspected Tamil Tigers gunned down Eastern province chief secretary Herath Abeyweera at around 5:30 p.m. local time (12.00 GMT).

{{cite news | first=Luan | last=Shanglin | title=Senior Sri Lankan official shot dead in east | date=2007-07-16 | url =http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/16/content_6385634.htm | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20090213083324/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-07/16/content_6385634.htm | url-status =dead | archive-date =February 13, 2009 | work =Xinhua News Agency | access-date = 2007-07-16 }}

{{cite news | title=Senior civil servant shot dead in Sri Lanka | date=2007-07-16 | publisher=Press Trust Of India | url =http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=7490d02c-02c6-481c-aa78-d0a828babcf9&&Headline=Senior+civil+servant+shot+dead+in+Sri+Lanka | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20070930013134/http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=7490d02c-02c6-481c-aa78-d0a828babcf9&&Headline=Senior+civil+servant+shot+dead+in+Sri+Lanka | url-status =dead | archive-date =September 30, 2007 | work =Hindustan Times | access-date = 2007-07-16 }}

August 20: Vavuniya: Sri Lanka military claimed that Tamil Tiger rebels in a jeep opened fire on the police checkpoint in Vavuniya district, killing four home guards including three female guards and one civilian.{{cite news | title=Sri Lanka military: Tamil rebel attack kills 4 village guards, 1 civilian in north | date=2007-08-20 | publisher=AP | url =http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-military-tamil-rebel-attack-r202438.htm | work =PR-inside.com | access-date = 2007-08-21 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071007231005/http://www.pr-inside.com/sri-lanka-military-tamil-rebel-attack-r202438.htm |archive-date = 2007-10-07}}

{{cite news | author=Tarique | title=12 killed in northern Sri Lanka | date=2007-08-20 | publisher=DPA | url=http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/aug/20/12_killed_northern_sri_lanka.html | work=Urdustan Network | access-date=2007-08-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190551/http://www.indianmuslims.info/news/2007/aug/20/12_killed_northern_sri_lanka.html | archive-date=2007-09-27 | url-status=usurped }}{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka military says Tamil rebel attack kills 4 village guards, 1 civilian in north |date=2007-08-21 |publisher=AP |url=http://www.lankaeverything.com/vinews/srilanka/20070821011619.php |work=Urdustan Network |access-date=2007-08-21 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070928090522/http://www.lankaeverything.com/vinews/srilanka/20070821011619.php |archive-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead }}

September 22: Trincomalee: The Sri Lankan military claimed that suspected Tamil Tigers detonates a mine targeting a bus carrying civilians in Trincomalee district killing the driver of it and wounding two others.

{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka: Blast hits bus, 1 killed |date=2007-09-22 |publisher=ndtv.com |url=http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070026965 |work=Press Trust Of India |access-date=2007-09-22 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317133354/http://www.ndtv.com/convergence/ndtv/story.aspx?id=NEWEN20070026965 |archive-date=2008-03-17 }}

{{cite news | title=Military: 1 killed, several wounded in Sri Lanka bus blast | date=2007-09-22 | publisher=The International Herald Tribune | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/09/22/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Blast.php | work =AP | access-date = 2007-09-22 }}

{{cite news | title=Blast kills 2, wounds 7 in Sri Lanka | date=2007-09-22 | publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald | url =http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/Blast-kills-2-wounds-7-in-Sri-Lanka/2007/09/22/1189881832335.html | work =AP| access-date = 2007-09-22}}

September 27: Jaffna: At least two civilians were killed and about fifteen were injured, including two policemen when LTTE rebels had triggered a road side bomb targeting a police road patrol vehicle at Chunnakam, Jaffna market area around 10.30 a.m. local time (0500 GMT).{{cite news | title=Two civilians, 17 rebels killed in Sri Lanka | date=2007-09-27 | publisher=webindia123.com | url =http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/World/20070927/778173.html | work =Xinhua | access-date = 2007-09-28 }}{{cite news | title=Civilians killed in northern Sri Lanka explosion | date=2007-09-27 | publisher=People's Daily Online | url =http://english.people.com.cn/90001/90777/6272713.html | work =Xinhua | access-date = 2007-09-28 }}{{cite news|first=Preciosa |last=Dumlao |title=Bomb Attack Kills Two In Sri Lanka |date=2007-09-27 |publisher=AHN Media Corp |url=http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008650424 |work=All Headline News (AHN) |access-date=2007-09-28 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080315062546/http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7008650424 |archive-date=2008-03-15 }}
October 22: Raid on Anuradhapura Air Force Base: LTTE attacked Anuradapura Airbase destroying more than 20 military aircraft.
November 26: Mahawilachchiya massacre: A group of LTTE cadres shot and killed four Sinhalese farmers, including one woman, at Mahawilachchiya, Anuradhapura.
November 28: Colombo: A suspected LTTE cadre blows herself up in front of the office of Douglas Devananda, the leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party in an attempt to assassinate him. Devanda escapes unhurt, but his personal secretary is killed and two of his security personnel are seriously injured.{{cite news | title=Suicide bomb attack hits Colombo | date=2007-11-28 | work=BBC News | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7116335.stm | access-date = 2007-11-28 }}
November 28: Colombo: An LTTE parcel bomb blows up a Department Store in Colombo killing 20 civilians. Amnesty International have asked the LTTE to comply with international law and halt such attacks.

=2008=

January 2: Colombo: A bomb attack outside the Nipon Hotel in the Slave Island district, aimed at a Sri Lankan Army bus, killed at least four people, including a soldier and three civilians, and injured 28 others, Sri Lankan defense and hospital officials said. The Defense Ministry blamed the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam for the attack.Jay Shankar: [https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601080&sid=aMtvh4R5k1rs&refer=asia Sri Lanka Bomb Blast Kills 4 in Colombo, Army Says (Update5)], Bloomberg.com: Asia, January 2, 2008
January 8: Ja-Ela: A non-cabinet Minister of Nation Building and a Member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, D. M. Dassanayake died of injuries sustained in a roadside bomb attack in Ja-Ela, {{convert|12|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Colombo along with one of his body guard. The attack injured ten others. LTTE blamed for this assassination.{{cite news | title=Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Sri Lanka, separatists) | date=2008-01-11 | publisher=Council on Foreign Relations | url=http://www.cfr.org/publication/9242 | access-date=2008-01-16 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100526145855/http://www.cfr.org/publication/9242/ | archive-date=2010-05-26 }}{{cite news | first=James | last=Orr | title=Sri Lankan minister killed by bomb | date=2008-01-08 | publisher=Guardian Unlimited | url =https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,,2237138,00.html | work =The Guardian | access-date = 2008-01-16 | location=London}}
January 16: Buttala: A roadside bomb targeting a passenger bus packed with civilians, killing 27 civilians including three schoolchildren and wounding 67 others, {{convert|240|km|mi|abbr=on}} south-east of the capital, Colombo. This attack took place on the same day that a ceasefire ended between the Tamil Tigers and the government of Sri Lanka. Also, after the blast, gunmen had started shooting passengers as they tried to flee. According to the Sri Lankan Defence Ministry, the bus was hit by a powerful Claymore-type mine which was packed with explosives and ball-bearings. The Sri Lankan Defence Ministry blames the LTTE.

{{cite news | first=Randeep | last=Ramesh | title=Tamil Tigers kill 28 with bus bomb | date=2008-01-16 | publisher=Guardian Unlimited | url =https://www.theguardian.com/international/story/0,,2241480,00.html | work =The Guardian | access-date = 2008-01-16 | location=London}}{{cite news|title=Tamil Tigers bomb bus as ceasefire ends |date=2008-01-16 |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixacmX4mb8cD5e1TN5XLOk8Y-1lg |work=AFP |access-date=2008-01-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121044640/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5ixacmX4mb8cD5e1TN5XLOk8Y-1lg |archive-date=2008-01-21 }}{{cite news | title=23 civilians killed in LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion in Moneragala District | date=2008-01-16 | url=http://satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1/16/2008#1 | publisher=South Asian Terrorism Portal (SATP) | access-date=2008-01-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080120182636/http://www.satp.org/satporgtp/detailed_news.asp?date1=1%2F16%2F2008#1 | archive-date=2008-01-20 | url-status=dead }}

{{cite news | title=Uva Province schools closed indefinitely, three school children dead | date=2008-01-16 | publisher=Wijeya Newspapers Ltd. | url =http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=4028 | work =Daily Mirror | access-date = 2008-01-16 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080119175553/http://www.dailymirror.lk/DM_BLOG/Sections/frmNewsDetailView.aspx?ARTID=4028 |archive-date = 2008-01-19}}{{cite news | title=Sri Lanka: Blast kills at least 24 as rebel truce ends | date=2008-01-16 | url =http://www.adnkronos.com/AKI/English/Security/?id=1.0.1776231969 | work =Adnkronos International (AKI) | access-date = 2008-01-16 }}

{{cite news|title=Sri Lanka: Blast kills at least 24 as rebel truce ends |date=2008-01-16 |publisher=Mangalorean |url=http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=64094 |work=IANS |access-date=2008-01-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080419124146/http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newstype=local&newsid=64094 |archive-date=2008-04-19 }}

February 2: Dambulla: A bomb blast was accord on a passenger bus, {{convert|150|km|mi}} north of the island's capital killing 20 people and injuring 50 more. The Sri Lankan government has blamed the LTTE for this attack.{{Cite web |url=http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data%2Fsubcontinent%2F2008%2FFebruary%2Fsubcontinent_February54.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= |title=Khaleej Times Online - Sri Lankan president urges calm after bomb kills 20 |access-date=2018-11-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141010222435/http://www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticleNew.asp?xfile=data%2Fsubcontinent%2F2008%2FFebruary%2Fsubcontinent_February54.xml§ion=subcontinent&col= |archive-date=2014-10-10 |url-status=dead }}
February 3: 2008 Fort Railway Station bombing: Colombo - A suicide bomber exploded herself on board a train at the main railway station in Colombo Fort, killing eleven people and wounding 97 others.

[http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5hZftUZJ4fLGo72X5W-cuq2mSP2WQ Seven dead, nearly 100 hurt in Sri Lanka suicide blast: police, hospital, AFP]

Killed in the incident where seven school children of the baseball team of D. S. Senanayake College and their coach.

[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7318227.stm Sri Lanka probes 'bomber offer']{{Cite web |url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20080210/spotlight.htm |title=Heartbreak city, thesundayleader.lk |access-date=2015-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526042723/http://www.thesundayleader.lk/20080210/spotlight.htm |archive-date=2008-05-26 |url-status=dead }}

February 23: Mount Lavinia: A bomb went off in a bus in the suburban town of Mount Lavinia, 10 kilometres (six miles) south of the capital of Colombo, wounding at least 18 people including seven women and an 8-month-old infant. Government blamed on Tamil Tigers for the responsibility.{{cite news|title=Bomb blast outside Sri Lanka capital injures 18 |date=2008-02-23 |publisher=AFP |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5If2vL4FES5OeXbAlOjniPMOstQ |access-date=2008-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226134442/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5g5If2vL4FES5OeXbAlOjniPMOstQ |archive-date=2008-02-26 }}{{cite news | title=Bomb blast in passenger bus in Sri Lanka, two wounded | date=2008-02-23 | work=The Times of India | url =http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/World/Rest_of_World/Bomb_blast_in_passenger_bus_in_Sri_Lanka_two_wounded/articleshow/2807078.cms | access-date = 2008-03-12 }} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

{{cite news | title=Bomb destroys bus near Sri Lankan capital, 18 hurt | date=2008-02-23 | publisher=Reuters | url =https://www.reuters.com/article/newsMaps/idUSSP19916820080223 | access-date = 2008-03-12 }}

{{cite news | title= Bomb blast hits bus near Colombo | date=2008-02-23 | publisher=CNN | url =http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/02/23/srilanka.bomb/ | access-date = 2008-03-12 }}

February 23: Batticaloa: A suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew himself up in east Sri Lanka on Sunday killing two members of a regional political party.{{cite news | first= Simon| last= Gardner| title=Suspected suicide blast in S.Lanka, jets bomb rebels | date=2008-02-24 | publisher=Reuters | url =https://www.reuters.com/article/asiaCrisis/idUSCOL143926 | access-date = 2008-03-12 }}{{cite news|title=Three die in Sri Lanka blast |date=2008-02-23 |publisher=AFP |url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jjuD6eZj8EIj9Nf4c0KQgzfKk8-w |access-date=2008-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121008085600/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5jjuD6eZj8EIj9Nf4c0KQgzfKk8-w |archive-date=2012-10-08 }}
February 29: Colombo: A suicide bomber exploded himself and wounding seven included three policemen and four civilians, when Sri Lanka Police attempt to search his house during a search and cordon operation by police aimed at flushing out Tamil Tiger rebels seeking to mount attacks in the capital.{{cite news | title=Bomber kills self near port in Sri Lanka capital | date=2008-02-29 | publisher=Reuters | url=http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnCOL142968.html | access-date=2008-03-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080317155127/http://africa.reuters.com/world/news/usnCOL142968.html | archive-date=2008-03-17 | url-status=dead }}{{cite news | title=Suicide Blast Wounds 7 in Sri Lanka | date=2008-02-28 | publisher=The Associated Press | url =http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gZGcTRtJMZLW0vCle1z0quu3y2TgD8V3P9EO0 | access-date = 2008-03-12 }}{{dead link|date=November 2012|bot=Legobot}}
March 2: Vavuniya: A roadside bomb exploded wounding four policemen and six civilians in a northern city of Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Military blames the LTTE.{{cite news | title=Clashes, bomb blast kill 16 in northern Sri Lanka, military says | date=2008-03-02 | publisher=The Associated Press | url =http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/03/02/asia/AS-GEN-Sri-Lanka-Civil-War.php | work =International Herald Tribune | access-date = 2008-03-12 }}
March 10: Colombo: A bomb hidden in a roadside flowerpot in Sri Lanka's capital Monday, killing one person and injuring six others, including four children who were on their way to school. Government blamed on Tamil Tigers for the responsibility.{{cite news | title=Bomb Hidden in Flowerpot Explodes in Sri Lanka, Killing 1 | date=2008-03-10 | publisher=FOX News Network | url =https://www.foxnews.com/story/bomb-hidden-in-flowerpot-explodes-in-sri-lanka-killing-1 | work =AP | access-date = 2008-03-12 }}

{{cite news | title=Blast in Sri Lanka capital kills one | date=2008-03-10 | publisher=Reuters | url =https://www.reuters.com/article/featuredCrisis/idUSCOL169977 | access-date = 2008-03-12 | first=Simon | last=Gardner}}

April 6: 2008 Weliveriya bombing: Colombo - A suicide bomber killed 14 people at an opening ceremony for a marathon Sunday, including cabinet minister Jeyaraj Fernandopulle, former Olympian K.A. Karunaratne, and national athletics coach Lakshman de Alwis. More than 90 others were wounded in the attack.
April 25: 2008 Piliyandala bus bombing: Colombo - A parcel bomb explodes inside a bus in the residential suburb of Piliyandala, killing 24 and wounding 52.{{cite news |title=Many dead in Sri Lanka bus blast |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7367468.stm |work=BBC News |date=April 25, 2008 |access-date=2008-04-25 }}{{cite news|title=Tamil Tigers Suspected in Rush-Hour Bus Bombing in Sri Lanka |url=http://voanews.com/english/2008-04-25-voa36.cfm |work=Voice of America |date=April 25, 2008 |access-date=2008-04-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430020148/http://voanews.com/english/2008-04-25-voa36.cfm |archive-date=April 30, 2008 }}
May 16: Colombo: A LTTE suicide bomber on a motorcycle packed with explosives rammed into a bus carrying a police riot squad, killing 13 people which included 11 police personnel and 2 civilians, and wounding 95.{{cite news |title=Many dead in Sri Lanka bus blast |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7404147.stm |work=BBC News |date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=2008-05-16 }}

{{cite news |title= Deadly taxi bomb targets police in Sri Lanka |url=http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/16/sri.lanka.blast/index.html |work=CNN |date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=2008-05-16 }}

May 26: 2008 Dehiwala train bombing: Dehiwala - A bomb exploded inside a crowded train in Dehiwala station, killing 8 people and wounding 67.

{{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 |access-date=2008-05-26 }} The same place or very close to that place where the LTTE's Dehiwala train bombing in 1996, which resulted 64 deaths and 400 wounded.{{cite news|url=https://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}}

June 4: Wellawatte: A bomb exploded between the railway tracks hit by packed commuter train at 0710 local time between the Dehiwala and Wellawatte railway stations, was injured at least 24 people. The incident happened after one weeks time in the same area, also the Police said that they have captured the two suspects in the same day.{{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}}
June 6:
2008 Moratuwa bus bombing: Moratuwa - A roadside bomb exploded targeting a passenger bus during rush hour, killing 23 civilians and wounding 80 more. The Sri Lankan Government blames the LTTE.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7439193.stm|title=Deadly blast hits Sri Lanka bus|work=BBC News|date=6 June 2008}}
2008 Polgolla bus bombing: Pollgolla, Kandy - A bomb blast occurred on a passenger bus, killing 2 civilians and wounding 20. The Sri Lankan Government blamed the LTTE.{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2008/06/080606_polgollalatest.shtml|title=Polgolla bomb kills two|work=BBC News|date=6 June 2008}}
June 16: Vavuniya: Suspected LTTE suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated explosives in front of a police office killing 12 policemen including 4 female police constables and wounded 40 others including school children.{{cite news |title=Policemen die in S Lanka attack |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7456080.stm |work=BBC News |date=May 16, 2008 |access-date=2008-06-16 }}
6 October:Anuradhapura: LTTE suicide bomber detonated in front of a UNP political rally killing UNP Leader of the Opposition for the North Central Provincial Council Janaka Perera and 20 other civilians.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/10/06/news001.asp |title=Over 20 Killed including Maj Gen Janaka Perera in LTTE suicide attack - Anuradhapura |access-date=2008-10-07 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081013062435/http://www.dailynews.lk/2008/10/06/news001.asp |archive-date=2008-10-13 }}

9 October:Boralesgamuwa: LTTE suicide bomber detonated targeting Minister Maithripala Sirisena killing senior surveyor P.D.G.Weerasinghe and 2 other civilians.{{cite web|url=https://www.sundaytimes.lk/081012/Columns/sitreport.html |title=Columns - Situation report |access-date=2008-10-12 }}{{cite web|url=http://archives.sundayobserver.lk/2008/10/12/new17.asp |title=Senior Surveyor dies in bomb explosion |access-date=2008-10-12 }}

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February 20	2009 suicide air raid on Colombo: The LTTE launched an unsuccessful kamikaze style suicide attack targeting locations in and around Colombo.	Colombo, Colombo District		2	4
February 22	The Sri Lanka Defence Ministry claimed that 10 people were killed by LTTE	Kirimetiya, Eastern Province			10	[http://www.theage.com.au/world/tigers-kill-10-sri-lanka-villagers-defence-ministry-20090222-8egz.html (AFP via The Melbourne Age)]
March 10	Akuressa suicide bombing: 14 people were killed and 35 injured by LTTE suicide attack	Akuressa, Matara, Sri Lanka			14	{{cite news\| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7934095.stm \| work=BBC News \| title=Sri Lanka 'suicide bomb kills 14' \| date=March 10, 2009}}
April 12	Mahagodayaya massacre: 9 people were killed, including 2 children	Mahagodaya, Moneragala District	9		9

References

Category:Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in the 2000s

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July 24	Bandaranaike Airport attack: An LTTE 14-man suicide squad attacked a Sri Lanka Air Force base and the adjoining Bandaranaike International Airport. They destroyed many aircraft, crippling the country's economy and reducing tourism.	Katunayake, Western Province	7 (Soldiers)	14 (Black Tigers)		21	{{cite news \| title=Timeline: Sri Lanka \| date=2007-05-01 \| url =http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/country_profiles/1166237.stm \| work =BBC News \| access-date = 2007-05-30 }}

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August 12	Lakshman Kadirgamar, the foreign minister of Sri Lanka and an ethnic Tamil was shot by an alleged LTTE sniper.	Colombo, Colombo District		1		1	{{cite news\| url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2006/05/060519_eu_ltte.shtml \|title= EU 'actively considering' Tiger ban \|date= May 19, 2006\|publisher= BBC Sinhala }}