Sri Lanka detains over 50 a day after twin bus bombs: military
June 7, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan police detained more than 50 people for questioning following twin bomb attacks blamed on Tamil Tiger rebels that killed 23 …
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Sri Lanka bus blast death toll rises to 21: military
June 06, 2008 (LBO) – The death toll in a bomb attack on a crowded bus in a southern suburb of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo during the morning rush …
Sri Lanka bus bombings kill 22, scores injured
June 6, 2008 (LBO) – Two bus bombings in the capital Colombo and off the central Sri Lankan city of Kandy by suspected Tamil Tigers has left at least 22 …
Second Sri Lanka bus bombing kills 2, injures 20
June 6, 2008 (LBO) – A bomb exploded in a bus off the central Sri Lankan city of Kandy, killing 2 people and injuring 20 within hours of a blast that …
Sri Lanka plans new defence structure
June 06, 2008 (LBO) – The Sri Lankan government said it wants to introduce a new defence structure, including a joint chiefs of staff committee, for the …
Sri Lanka bomb blast in bus near capital
June 06, 2008 (LBO) – A bomb exploded inside a bus in a southern suburb of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo during the morning rush hour Friday, the media …
Sri Lanka bomb blast near capital kills 18: military
June 06, 2008 (LBO) – At least 18 people were killed when a bomb exploded on a highway in a southern suburb of the Sri Lankan capital Colombo during the …
Sri Lanka media groups call for end to ‘war on journalists’
June 05, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan and international media right groups Thursday said they were outraged by recent military criticism of journalists …
Sri Lanka blast in capital
June 4, 2008 (LBO) – A blast ripped through a suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo in the early morning rush hour, the military said. Military spokesman …
Sri Lanka rail blast injures 17
June 4, 2008 (LBO) – A blast ripped through a suburban rail track in Sri Lanka's capital Colombo in the early morning rush hour Wednesday, injuring at …
Sri Lanka police hunts rail bomber
June 04, 2008 (LBO) – A bomb exploded on a rail track as a train bound for the island's capital Colombo was passing through a southern suburb of the …
Sri Lanka police seek help to track train bomb suspect
June 04, 2008 (LBO) – Sri Lankan police Wednesday said they were hunting for a 29-year-old man suspected to be involved in a bomb attack on an early …
Sri Lanka Tigers place senior leader under house arrest: military
June 2, 2008 (AFP) - The elusive head of the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lanka has placed a senior rebel leader under house arrest over a worsening internal dispute, …
Sri Lanka Tigers claim civilian deaths
June 3, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lankan government commandos killed six civilians including two children with a roadside mine inside the Tamil Tiger-held north of the …
Sri Lankan hurt in Bangladesh hotel blast
DHAKA, June 1, 2008 (AFP) - Two explosions rocked a hotel in central Dhaka late Sunday, injuring 16 people and sparking a large fire, police said. A Sri Lankan …
Blast in Sri Lanka capital kills two
May 31, 2008 (LBO) – A grenade blast in a southern suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo late Saturday has killed at least two persons, police said. …
Blast in Sri Lanka capital Colombo
May 31, 2008 (LBO) – An explosion in a southern suburb of Sri Lanka's capital Colombo around 9.00 pm local time Saturday has left several persons …
Sri Lanka captures rebel base: military
Sri Lankan troops have captured a Tamil Tiger base in the island's north after three days of heavy fighting which left seven guerrillas and one government …
Sri Lankan president vows non-stop war against Tamil Tigers
May 27, 2008 (AFP) - Sri Lanka's president vowed Tuesday to press on with a military campaign to crush Tamil Tiger rebels, a day after guerrillas set off a …
Sri Lanka Tamil Tiger fund raising revealed in Canada
May 27, 2008 (LBO) – A Canadian court have released documents seized from Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger sympathisers that provide more evidence of rebel fund …