Event
Suicide bombing at Chandrika Kumaratunga’s rally, December 1999
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- What
- A suicide bombing at a rally on the Saturday before the 1999 presidential election; at least 30 people were reported dead
Connections (2)
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) / Blamed by the Christian Science Monitor for / Suicide bombing at Chandrika Kumaratunga’s rally, December 1999Allegation
- The report attributes the suicide bombing to the LTTE, whose suicide squads it calls the Black Tigers. At least 30 people died at the rally. It does not report a response from the LTTE.20 Dec 1999 · The Christian Science Monitor · Assault on Sri Lankan leader may win votes
- Chandrika Kumaratunga / Injured in / Suicide bombing at Chandrika Kumaratunga’s rally, December 1999
- She was recovering in hospital from an eye injury. She was seeking a second six-year term in elections held the following day, and analysts expected a sympathy vote.20 Dec 1999 · The Christian Science Monitor · Assault on Sri Lankan leader may win votes