2008 Fort Railway Station bombing
2008 Fort Railway Station Bombing | |
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Memorial for the students of D. S. Senanayake College who were killed by the LTTE in 2008 | |
Location | Fort Railway Station, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
Date | February 3, 2008 (UTC+5:30) |
Attack type | suicide bombing[1] |
Deaths | 12[2] |
Non-fatal injuries | 92[2] |
Suspected perpetrator | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam |
The 2008 Fort Railway Station bombing was a suicide bombing of a commuter train while it was stopped at the Fort Railway Station, Colombo, Sri Lanka on February 3, 2008. The bombing killed 12[2] and injured more than 100.[3] Killed in the attack were eight school children of D. S. Senanayake College's baseball team and their coach/teacher-in-charge.
The Sri Lankan Government alleged that the attack was carried out by a female suicide bomber,[4] belonging to LTTE, who got down from a train and exploded during rush hour on Platform 3.[5]
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