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

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) an suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. According to Jane's Information Group it was carried out to assistant 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 is proscribed as a terrorist organization by 31 countries (see list). The bomb was detonated as the as the Minister's armored car passed it, killing 19 people including the minister, five security personal and 13 civilian bysatnaders[4][3]. Minister Wijeratne was known to have a hard line stance towards the LTTE[5].

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]

See also

Reference

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ 1991: Sri Lankan hardliner among 19 killed in blast
  5. ^ The Rediff Special
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