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The BBC reported that the Tigers denied responsibility for the attack. But the Sri Lankan
Foreign Ministry spokesman, Ravinatha Aryasinha, blamed the Tigers, saying the attack proves they "do not care for international opinion or the safety of civilians, including foreigners who have nothing to do
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The blast killed at least 91 people and injured 1,400 others. At least 100 people lost their eyesight. Among the wounded were two US citizens, six
Japanese, and one Dutch national. Most of these were bystanders or civilians manning small shops set up near the bank. While the bomber Raju died
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immediately, the backup team
Subramanium Vigneswaram alias Kittu, and Sivasamy Dharmendra alias Raju, were apprehended by law enforcement with information provided by the public. Police and the security forces launched a massive manhunt for others who were involved in this
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Eleven LTTE members were charged with the bombing of the
Central Bank, ten of them were indicted on a total of 712 counts, including intention to cause death and committing murder, destruction of state property by attacking the central bank, and provoking violence.
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This bombing, and one in July on a train that killed more than 70, caused tourism to plummet 40% in Sri Lanka. Until 2006, the
Central Bank bombing was the deadliest LTTE bombing of the civil war.
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Immediately after the bombing, several tourists and local and foreign travel agencies received calls from
Ellalan Force, a front organisation of LTTE, to boycott Sri Lanka.
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in the lorry detonated the massive bomb, which tore through the bank and damaged eight other buildings nearby. The lorry was followed by a
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in connection with the 1996 Central Bank
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The
Central Bank bombing was one of the most devastating and deadliest attacks that occurred in Sri Lanka during the civil war.
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cadres. While one of them died immediately, the rest were taken into custody by the police. The suicide bombers were:
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containing about 440 pounds of high explosives crashed through the main gate of the
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563:"LTTE Tamil Tiger Terrorists Bomb Central Bank in Sri Lanka killing 58 Civilians"
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302:"BBC ON THIS DAY | 31 | 1996: Fifty dead in Sri Lanka suicide bombing"
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Attacks on civilians attributed to the
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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328:"BBC ON THIS DAY - 31 - 1996: Fifty dead in Sri Lanka suicide bombing"
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The attack took place on 31 January 1996, in the Sri Lankan city of
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incident. It was eventually determined the bombers had come from
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457:"CNN - Dozens dead in Sri Lanka bomb blast - Feb. 1, 1996"
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issued an open warrant to arrest LTTE's exclusive leader,
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Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War III
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353:"BBC NEWS - South Asia - Timeline of the Tamil conflict"
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Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis & National
Security by
404:"LTTE Explodes Massive Truck Bomb in Central Colombo"
232:, in the north of the country and were LTTE members.
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was one of the deadliest attacks carried out by the
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1999:
589:"News from Sri Lanka : 3 - 4, November 2002"
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212:, carrying two LTTE cadres armed with automatic
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3168:Eelam Revolutionary Organisation of Students
3239:1990s massacres of the Sri Lankan Civil War
3234:Suicide car and truck bombings in Sri Lanka
2232:Chandrika Kumaratunga assassination attempt
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247:The attack was mainly carried out by three
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3294:Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 1996
147:of all important aspects of the article.
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1260:Assassination of Lalith Athulathmudali
617:Fifty die in Sri Lanka suicide bombing
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143:Please consider expanding the lead to
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1270:Assassination of Ranasinghe Premadasa
666:
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3173:People's Front of Liberation Tigers
258:Subramanium Vigneswaram alias Kittu
13:
3178:Tamils Rehabilitation Organisation
2148:Ranasinghe Premadasa Assassination
537:"Central Banking Publications Ltd"
242:
14:
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3219:Attacks on bank buildings in Asia
1255:Expulsions from Northern province
610:
39:1996 Colombo Central Bank bombing
2716:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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1902:
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1295:2009 suicide air raid on Colombo
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170:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
121:
110:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
2880:Massacre of 600 Police officers
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555:
180:between the government and the
135:may be too short to adequately
3299:Building bombings in Sri Lanka
3289:Terrorist incidents in Colombo
3244:Car and truck bombings in 1996
3126:Second Battle of Elephant Pass
2935:Kent and Dollar Farm massacres
716:Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism
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261:Sivasamy Dharmendra alias Raju
145:provide an accessible overview
1:
3284:Suicide bombings in Sri Lanka
3106:First Battle of Elephant Pass
2885:Attack on Temple of the Tooth
1265:Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi
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172:(LTTE) during the separatist
2920:Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi massacre
2092:Maldives coup d'état attempt
711:Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism
489:"Denial of attack by tigers"
7:
3259:January 1996 events in Asia
3141:Battle of Puthukkudiyirippu
2976:Bandaranaike Airport attack
2900:Central Bus Station Bombing
2246:Bandaranaike Airport attack
1285:Bandaranaike Airport attack
1194:Bandaranaike Airport attack
239:with the present conflict.
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2981:Digampathana truck bombing
2930:Kattankudi mosque massacre
2204:Temple of the Tooth attack
2134:Rajiv Gandhi Assassination
1858:1987–1989 JVP insurrection
1853:1988 Maldives coup attempt
1744:UN Panel on Accountability
1275:Temple of the Tooth attack
1119:Jaffna University Helidrop
1001:Indian Peace Keeping Force
3204:1996 murders in Sri Lanka
3163:British Tamil Association
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751:Burning of Jaffna Library
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202:Central Bank of Sri Lanka
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63:
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3279:Mass murder of Sinhalese
3214:Suicide bombings in 1996
2945:Mahawilachchiya massacre
2910:Gomarankadawala massacre
2260:Colombo Suicide air raid
1412:D. A. M. R. Samarasekara
3209:20th century in Colombo
3096:Vadamarachchi Operation
2955:Palliyagodella massacre
2925:Kebithigollewa massacre
2825:Charles Anthony Brigade
1505:Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
1455:Makalandage Gunawardena
1290:Expulsions from Colombo
25:Infobox civilian attack
17:
3274:Mass murder in Colombo
3224:1996 building bombings
2905:Dehiwala train bombing
2875:Padmanabha murder case
2732:Velupillai Prabhakaran
2176:Dehiwala train bombing
1575:Selvarasa Pathmanathan
1544:Velupillai Prabhakaran
736:Vaddukoddai Resolution
283:Velupillai Prabhakaran
30:considered for merging
3249:Explosions in Colombo
3121:Operation Jayasikurui
3019:Jeyaraj Fernandopulle
2950:Mahagodayaya massacre
2064:Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
1637:Krishnaswamy Sundarji
1510:Chandrika Kumaratunga
1250:Indo-Sri Lanka Accord
3183:World Tamil Movement
3136:Battle of Thoppigala
3116:Battle of Mullaitivu
3009:Ranasinghe Premadasa
2895:Central Bank bombing
2890:Aranthalawa Massacre
2273:Death of Prabhakaran
2162:Central Bank bombing
2120:Expulsion of Muslims
2050:Air Lanka Flight 512
2001:Sri Lankan Civil War
1876:Sri Lankan Civil War
1848:Thirteenth Amendment
1668:Jyotindra Nath Dixit
1500:Ranasinghe Premadasa
1427:Wasantha Karannagoda
1245:Air Lanka Flight 512
1169:Thandikulam–Omanthai
830:Attacks on civilians
694:Sri Lankan Civil War
641:6.93250°N 79.84389°E
595:on 17 September 2006
166:Central Bank bombing
3269:Mass murder in 1996
3254:January 1996 crimes
3063:Indian intervention
3014:Lakshman Kadirgamar
2293:Indian intervention
1465:Jayalath Weerakkody
1450:Andibuduge Fernando
1417:H. C. A. C. Thisera
1364:Srilal Weerasooriya
1344:Hamilton Wanasinghe
1054:Indian intervention
1017:Paramilitary groups
636: /
569:on 28 February 2009
269:Criminal indictment
3111:Operation Riviresa
3101:Battle of Pooneryn
3024:Gamini Dissanayake
2940:Kallarawa massacre
2802:S. P. Thamilselvan
2218:Lionair Flight 602
1585:S. P. Thamilselvan
1475:Roshan Goonetileke
1280:Lionair Flight 602
818:Special Task Force
543:on 3 February 2007
497:. 15 October 1997.
469:on 5 February 2005
384:. 4 September 2000
255:Raju (main bomber)
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2915:Gonagala massacre
2870:Murunkan massacre
2845:Jeyanthan Brigade
2737:Anton Balasingham
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1580:Anton Balasingham
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1515:Mahinda Rajapaksa
1495:J. R. Jayewardene
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1460:Oliver Ranasinghe
1374:Shantha Kottegoda
1349:Cecil Waidyaratne
1339:Nalin Seneviratne
1229:Puthukkudiyirippu
1189:2nd Elephant Pass
1129:1st Elephant Pass
1078:Northern theatres
1037:
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646:6.93250; 79.84389
494:Independent.co.uk
414:on 8 January 2021
308:. 31 January 2000
279:Sarath Ambepitiya
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3029:Ranjan Wijeratne
2960:Suicide air raid
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1843:Sixth Amendment
1838:Sexual violence
1811:Popular culture
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1739:Remembrance Day
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1673:J. Jayalalithaa
1653:R. Venkataraman
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1407:Clancy Fernando
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1369:L. P. Balagalle
1359:Rohan Daluwatte
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1219:2nd Kilinochchi
1174:1st Kilinochchi
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