Event
Bombing at the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, 1998
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- What
- A lorry bomb exploded opposite the Temple of the Tooth, Sri Lanka’s holiest Buddhist shrine, in January 1998, days before the 50th independence celebrations; the sacred tooth relic was reported safe
Connections (1)
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) / Blamed by the Defence Ministry for / Bombing at the Temple of the Tooth, Kandy, 1998Allegation
- The Irish Times reported that a suicide squad from the LTTE fired on roadblocks, drove a lorry through a gate and detonated it opposite the Temple of the Tooth. The Defence Ministry attributed the attack to the LTTE and said 13 died, including the three members of the squad. Kandy’s hospital director said 10 civilians were killed, among them two children, and 23 were wounded. The article reports no response from the LTTE.26 Jan 1998 · The Irish Times · 13 die in Tamil rebel suicide attack on Sri Lanka's main Buddhist shrine