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{{Infobox terrorist attack
{{Infobox terrorist attack
|title=Havelock Road Bombing, 1991
|title=Havelock Road Bombing
|image=
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|location=Havelock Road, [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|location=Havelock Road, [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|target=
|date=March 2, 1991
|date=March 2, 1991
|target=[[Ranjan Wijeratne]]
|time-begin=Rush hour
|time-begin=Rush hour
|time-end=
|timezone=UTC+5:00
|timezone=UTC+5:00
|type=remote controlled [[car bomb]]
|type=remote controlled [[car bomb]]
|fatalities=19<ref name='bbc'>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/2/newsid_4201000/4201675.stm 1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast]</ref>
|fatalities=19<ref name='bbc'>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/2/newsid_4201000/4201675.stm 1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast]</ref>
|injuries=73<ref name='bbc'/>
|injuries=73<ref name='bbc'/>
|susperps=[[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (Tamil Tigers)<ref name='janes'/>
|perpetrators=[[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (Tamil Tigers)<ref name='janes'/>
}}
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The '''Havelock Road Bombing, 1991''' was the detonation of a remote controlled [[car bomb]] on March 2, 1991, during rush hour in Thimbirigasyaya (also known as Havelocktown) a suburb of [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. According to [[Jane's Information Group]] it was carried out to assistant [[Ranjan Wijeratne]], the [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka|Foreign Minister]] and [[Minister of State]] for Defense<ref name="Janes">[http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/usscole/jir001020_1_n.shtml Suicide terrorism: a global threat, www.janes.com]</ref> (deputy defense minister) by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (LTTE)<ref name='janes'>[http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/sentinel/sent000904_6_n.shtml Jane's Sentinel examines the success of the LTTE in resisting the Sri Lankan forces]</ref> which is [[proscription|proscribed]] as a [[terrorist organization]] by 31 countries (see [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam#Proscription as a terrorist group|list]]). The bomb was detonated as the Minister's [[Armored car (VIP)|armored car]] passed it, killing 19 people including the minister, five security personal and 13 civilian bysatnaders.<ref name='bbc'/><ref name="Janes"/> Minister Wijeratne was known to have a hard line stance towards the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|LTTE]].<ref name=DM>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/jul/10lanka.htm The Rediff Special]</ref>
The '''Havelock Road Bombing''' was the detonation of a remote controlled [[car bomb]] on March 2, 1991, during rush hour in Thimbirigasyaya (also known as Havelocktown) a suburb of [[Colombo]], [[Sri Lanka]]. According to [[Jane's Information Group]] it was carried out to assassinate [[Ranjan Wijeratne]], the [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka|Foreign Minister]] and [[Minister of State]] for Defense<ref name="Janes">[http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/usscole/jir001020_1_n.shtml Suicide terrorism: a global threat, www.janes.com]</ref> (deputy defense minister) by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] (LTTE)<ref name='janes'>[http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/sentinel/sent000904_6_n.shtml Jane's Sentinel examines the success of the LTTE in resisting the Sri Lankan forces]</ref> which was a terrorist organization fighting for a separate land for Tamils in the country. The bomb was detonated as the Minister's [[Armored car (VIP)|armored car]] passed it, killing 19 people including the minister, five security personal and 13 civilian by standers.<ref name='bbc'/><ref name="Janes"/> Minister Wijeratne was known to have a hard line stance towards the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|LTTE]].<ref name=DM>[http://www.rediff.com/news/2000/jul/10lanka.htm The Rediff Special]</ref>


The blast occurred on Havelock Road (a stretch of the Highlevel road) close to Police Field Headquarters during morning rush hour when the minister was on his way to office from his home.<ref name='bbc'/> In [[2008]], [[Tamil Tigers]] accused<ref>{{cite news |first= |last= |title= Col. Charles laid to rest in Ki'linochchi|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=24227|work=Tamilnet|date=2008-01-09|accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> that Ranjan Wijeratne tried to kill their leader [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]] during the 1990 peace process.
The blast occurred on Havelock Road (a stretch of the Highlevel road) close to Police Field Headquarters during morning rush hour when the minister was on his way to office from his home.<ref name='bbc'/> In 2008, [[Tamil Tigers]] accused<ref>{{cite news |title= Col. Charles laid to rest in Ki'linochchi|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=24227|work=Tamilnet|date=2008-01-09|access-date=2009-01-09}}</ref> that Ranjan Wijeratne tried to kill their leader [[Velupillai Prabhakaran]] during the 1990 peace process.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of assassinations of the Sri Lankan Civil War]]
*[[List of attacks attributed to the LTTE]]
*[[2008 Weliveriya bombing]]
*[[2008 Weliveriya bombing]]


==References==
==References==
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{{Sri Lankan Civil War}}


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Latest revision as of 21:20, 25 October 2024

Havelock Road Bombing
LocationHavelock Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
DateMarch 2, 1991
Rush hour – {{{time-end}}} (UTC+5:00)
TargetRanjan Wijeratne
Attack type
remote controlled car bomb
Deaths19[1]
Injured73[1]
PerpetratorsLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers)[2]

The Havelock Road Bombing was the detonation of a remote controlled car bomb on March 2, 1991, during rush hour in Thimbirigasyaya (also known as Havelocktown) a suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. According to Jane's Information Group it was carried out to assassinate Ranjan Wijeratne, the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister and Minister of State for Defense[3] (deputy defense minister) by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)[2] which was a terrorist organization fighting for a separate land for Tamils in the country. The bomb was detonated as the Minister's armored car passed it, killing 19 people including the minister, five security personal and 13 civilian by standers.[1][3] Minister Wijeratne was known to have a hard line stance towards the LTTE.[4]

The blast occurred on Havelock Road (a stretch of the Highlevel road) close to Police Field Headquarters during morning rush hour when the minister was on his way to office from his home.[1] In 2008, Tamil Tigers accused[5] that Ranjan Wijeratne tried to kill their leader Velupillai Prabhakaran during the 1990 peace process.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d 1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast
  2. ^ a b Jane's Sentinel examines the success of the LTTE in resisting the Sri Lankan forces
  3. ^ a b Suicide terrorism: a global threat, www.janes.com
  4. ^ The Rediff Special
  5. ^ "Col. Charles laid to rest in Ki'linochchi". Tamilnet. 2008-01-09. Retrieved 2009-01-09.

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