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The stone mosaic that stands at the location where Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in Sriperumbudur. The assassination of Rajiv Gandhi, former Prime Minister of India, occurred as a result of a suicide bombing in Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu, India on 21 May 1991. [2] At least 14 others, in addition to Gandhi and the assassin, were killed. [3]
The 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament is an attack that took place on August 18, 1987, when an assailant hurled two grenades into a room where Members of Parliament were meeting. The grenades bounced off the table at which Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayawardene and Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa were sitting, and rolled away.
Christ Church, Matale ( Sinhala: ක්රිස්තු දේවස්ථානය, මාතලේ) is a Anglican church and the oldest church in Matale, Sri Lanka. [1] The church is located on the site of the former Fort MacDowall, which was abandoned in 1836. It sits on a small hill, with views over the entrance to Matale via Trincomalee.
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The following is a list of chronological attacks attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil Tigers. [1] [2] [3] The attacks include massacres, bombings, robberies, ethnic cleansing, military battles and assassinations of civilian and military targets. The LTTE is a separatist militant group that ...
Zion Church was founded by Rev. Inpam Moses in 1974. The senior pastor is Rev. Roshan Mahesan. The Zion Church is affiliated to the Lighthouse Church in Kandy. Additionally, it is a charismatic church and a member of the Fellowship of Free Churches of Sri Lanka. It broadcasts, Zion FM, a Christian radio programme in the Tamil language.
The 2006 Digampathaha (දිගම්පතහ, திகம்பதஹ) truck bombing, also known as Habarana massacre, was a suicide truck bombing carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam against a convoy of 15 military buses on 16 October 2006 at Digampathaha (Incorrectly reported as Digampathana), in between the towns of ...
Navaly church bombing - At least 125 civilians died when on 9 July 1995, the Sri Lanka Air Force struck the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly. 1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing - On 15 September, the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a town under the control of the LLTE, killing at least 21. Padahuthurai bombing - On 2 January 2007, the Sri ...