Vanni Van bombing
Vanni Van bombing | |
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Location | Kilinochchi, Vanni, Sri Lanka |
Date | May 23, 2008 14:15 (UTC+5:30) |
Attack type | Remote bombing |
Weapons | Claymore Mine |
Deaths | 16 |
Injured | 19 |
Perpetrators | Sri Lankan Army |
The Vanni Van bombing, also referred to as the Murukandy claymore attack, was the bombing of a private van on May 23, 2008 which killed sixteen civilians, including five children. A local Human rights organization, NESOHR alleged that the attack was carried out by the Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lankan army.
Background[]
There had been series of attacks on LTTE commanders and Tamil civilians living in the rebel controlled Vanni region allegedly by the Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lankan army[1]
Incident[]
The incident took place when a private van was hit by a claymore mine when it was returning from the Akkaraayan hospital to Kilinochchi on Murikandy -Akkaraayan Road on the May 23, 2008 at 2.15 in the afternoon. The Pro-LTTE NESHOR claimed that the attack was carried out by the Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lankan army.[2] Tamilnet, a pro-rebel news website, claimed that earlier in the same day an ambulance was targeted in a similar fashion. It further claimed that the Deep Penetration Unit of the Sri Lankan army was responsible for both attacks.[3][4]
See also[]
- Shrine of Our Lady of Madhu
- Madhu church bombing
- 2008 Sri Lanka bus bombings
- 2008 Fort Railway Station Bombing
References[]
- 2008 crimes in Sri Lanka
- Attacks on civilians attributed to the Sri Lanka Army
- Civilian massacres in Sri Lanka
- Mass murder in 2008
- Mass murder of Sri Lankan Tamils
- Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 2008