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Colombo Central Bank bombing

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The Central Bank bombing was one of the deadliest terrorist attacks carried out by the LTTE during the Separatist civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tigers. [1]

15 relations: Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo, Jaffna, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Rifle, Rocket-propelled grenade, Rohan Gunaratna, Sarath Ambepitiya, Sri Lanka, Sri Lankan Civil War, Suicide attack, Terrorism, Three-wheeler, Truck, Velupillai Prabhakaran.

Central Bank of Sri Lanka

The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා මහ බැංකුව Sri Lanka Maha Bænkuwa) is the monetary authority of Sri Lanka, and the apex institution in the country's financial sector.

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Colombo

Colombo (translit,; translit) is the commercial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka.

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Jaffna

Jaffna is the capital city of the Northern Province of Sri Lanka.

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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (translit, translit, commonly known as the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers) was a Tamil militant organization that was based in northeastern Sri Lanka.

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Rifle

A rifle is a portable long-barrelled firearm designed for precision shooting, to be held with both hands and braced against the shoulder for stability during firing, and with a barrel that has a helical pattern of grooves ("rifling") cut into the bore walls.

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Rocket-propelled grenade

A rocket-propelled grenade (often abbreviated RPG) is a shoulder-fired anti-tank weapon system that fires rockets equipped with an explosive warhead.

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Rohan Gunaratna

Rohan Gunaratna (born 1961) is a Singaporean analyst on security affairs.

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Sarath Ambepitiya

Sarath Ambepitiya (November 19, 1946 – November 20, 2004) was a Sri Lankan judge.

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Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා; Tamil: இலங்கை Ilaṅkai), officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia, located in the Indian Ocean to the southwest of the Bay of Bengal and to the southeast of the Arabian Sea.

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Sri Lankan Civil War

The Sri Lankan Civil War was an armed conflict fought on the island of Sri Lanka.

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Suicide attack

A suicide attack is any violent attack in which the attacker expects their own death as a direct result of the method used to harm, damage or destroy the target.

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Terrorism

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or ideological aim.

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Three-wheeler

A three-wheeler is a vehicle with three wheels.

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Truck

A truck or lorry is a motor vehicle designed to transport cargo.

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Velupillai Prabhakaran

Thiruvenkadam Velupillai Prabhakaran (வேலுப்பிள்ளை பிரபாகரன்;, 26 November 1954 19 May 2009) was the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (the LTTE or the Tamil Tigers), a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombo_Central_Bank_bombing

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