2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing
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| 2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing | |
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| Location | Vavuniya, Sri Lanka |
| Date | June 16, 2008 (UTC+5:30) |
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Attack type
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Bomb on a motorcycle |
| Deaths | 12[1] |
| Injured | 40 |
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.[1]
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- Pages using infobox civilian attack with unknown parameters
- 2008 crimes in Sri Lanka
- Attacks on civilians attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- Attacks on police stations
- Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War IV
- Mass murder in 2008
- Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 2008
