Sri Lanka, April 26, 2008 : At least 24 people were killed and more than 40 wounded when a suspected Tamil Tiger bomb ripped through a packed commuter bus on the outskirts of Colombo on Friday evening. The Sri Lankan military has blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, for the attack. Fighti...
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Columbo, April 6, 2008 : Sri Lanka's highways minister and at least nine others killed on April 6 in a suspected suicide attack by Tamil Tiger rebels near Colombo. The explosion took place in the town of Weliveriya, 30 km or 19 miles from the capital, Colombo, where Fernandopulle had gone to flag...
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Dehiwala, May 27, 2008 : Sri Lanka's military blamed Tamil Tiger rebels for bomb blast on a train that killed seven people and wounded more than 60 in the Colombo suburb of Dehiwala on Monday, May 26. The injured were rushed to the Kalubowila Teaching Hospital and National Hospital, Colombo. Pol...
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Sri Lanka, 6th Dec 2007 : Suspected Tamil Tiger rebels killed 15 people in an attack on a crowded civilian bus on the 5th of December. According to the army personnel about 29 guerrillas and seven government troops have died in clashes in the island nation's restive north.
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Colombo, Feb 4, 2008 : According to military sources, a suspected Tamil Tiger suicide bomber blew herself up at the crowded Fort station in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on Sunday, February 3rd, killing nine people and wounding around 100. The blast on the eve of ceremonies to mark the troubled ...
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Dambulla, Sri Lanka, Feb 2, 2008 : At least 20 people were killed and around 50 wounded when a bomb blast hit a civilian bus in the central Sri Lankan town of Dambulla on February 2. The town is around 150 km north of the capital city Colombo. The bus's roof was partly blown off, windows were sha...
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As Sri Lanka’s president proclaimed victory and said the rebel group's leader is dead, Tamil Tigers dismissed the claims. Meanwhile, the country remains in the midst of a humanitarian crisis. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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For more than two decades, the government of Sri Lanka has been fighting a civil war with a rebel group known as the Tamil Tigers. Now, the war may be reaching a climax as the government launches a final assault in the last rebel-held area, after the Tamil Tigers ignored an ultimatum to surrender.
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The country’s military says it has captured the last major town held by Tamil Tiger rebels. The eastern port of Mullaittivu was one of the last targets of a military onslaught aimed at ending the war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam which has raged for 25 years. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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As the Sri Lanka military and Tamil Tigers battle each other over the group’s fight for independence, thousands of civilians remain caught in the middle. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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http://news.sky.com/skynews/ The only hospital in Sri Lanka’s northern war zone has been hit by shells. Some reports suggest that up to fifty people died - it's thought one of the victims was a Red Cross worker. The Tamil Tigers blame the attack on government forces but the Sri Lankan m...
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Sri Lanka dealt a major blow to Tamil Tigers when soldiers seized the rebel town of Kilinochchi. The group has waged a deadly fight for independence for 25 years. Video courtesy of Reuters.
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