2008 Fort Railway Station bombing

2008 Fort Railway Station Bombing

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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