TamilNet: 23.02.08 18 wounded in bus explosion in Colombo

18 wounded in bus explosion in Colombo

Eighteen civilians were injured in a bomb blast inside a bus in Colombo Mount Laviniya Saturday around 10:45 a.m. Most of the victims were bystanders. The passengers had a providential escape as a woman traveler alerted the conductor and the driver of the bus about an unattended parcel underneath a seat in the Colombo bound bus coming from Morattuwa. The explosion took place after the passengers have got off the bus and while the driver was taking it to a safe location, police said. The blast in Colombo has taken place a day after the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) aerial bombardment on civilians in Vanni took the lives of 8 and injured 14, which included many children.

The bus was fully destroyed in the blast

Chronology:

19.01.26 14:44

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13.01.26 11:17

பொதுவாக்கெடுப்பை, இன அழிப்பு நீதியைக் காற்றில் பறக்கவிட்ட தமிழக முதல்வர்

13.01.26 02:08
தமிழ்நாடு, தமிழீழத்துக்காக மட்டுமல்ல, தனக்காகவும் செய்யவேண்டியது

11.01.26 15:02

Declaring and disabling: TNPF neutralises Tamil sovereignty, self-determination & referendum

03.01.26 14:10

TNPF deploys ‘Federalism’ to dislodge Tamil Self-Determination and the Referendum call

18.12.25 09:30
மறுக்கமுடியாத சுயநிர்ணய உரிமையைக் களைய முனையும் கூட்டாட்சிக் கோரிக்கை

23.07.25 15:17
கறுப்பு ஜூலை கற்றுத்தரும் கடும் எச்சரிக்கை!

18.05.25 01:31
அமெரிக்க வியூகத்துள் இந்திய-இலங்கை பாதுகாப்பு உடன்படிக்கை

21.09.24 16:12

JVP always denied Eezham Tamils’ inalienable self-determination: Anthropology scholar

18.09.24 21:30

Sinhala leftists need careful perusal of Lenin’s definition of Right to Self-Determination

30.08.24 15:27

Viraj exposed West’s criminalization of Tamil struggle

30.08.24 09:08
‘பொதுச்சபை’ நகர்வை ‘சிவில் சமூக அமையம்’ தரும் படிப்பினைகளின் கண்கொண்டு நோக்குதல்

20.08.24 17:59

Viraj teaches Zone of Peace, Peace Process, Crimes Against Peace

18.08.24 21:23

Viraj Mendis: A beacon of international solidarity and a pillar in the Eelam-Tamil liberation struggle

18.08.24 16:47

Viraj in Tamil Radical Politics

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The passengers had a providential escape as a woman traveler alerted the conductor and the driver of the bus about an unattended parcel underneath a seat in the Colombo bound bus coming from Morattuwa. The explosion took place after the passengers have got off the bus and while the driver was taking it to a safe location, police said. The blast in Colombo has taken place a day after the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) aerial bombardment on civilians in Vanni took the lives of 8 and injured 14, which included many children. The bus was fully destroyed in the blast The casualty figures of the Colombo blast includes the driver, another 8 males, 8 females and a child. The injured were rushed to Kalubowila hospital in Colombo South. Chronology: 08.03.08 Mt. Lavinia bomb blast suspects released on bail 23.02.08 SLA arrests several Tamils in Mt. 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Email this article Print this article Feedback on this article	Latest 15 Reports 19.01.26 14:44 ITAK, DTNA and TNPF: Need for recalibration without capitulation 13.01.26 11:17 பொதுவாக்கெடுப்பை, இன அழிப்பு நீதியைக் காற்றில் பறக்கவிட்ட தமிழக முதல்வர் 13.01.26 02:08 தமிழ்நாடு, தமிழீழத்துக்காக மட்டுமல்ல, தனக்காகவும் செய்யவேண்டியது 11.01.26 15:02 Declaring and disabling: TNPF neutralises Tamil sovereignty, self-determination & referendum 03.01.26 14:10 TNPF deploys ‘Federalism’ to dislodge Tamil Self-Determination and the Referendum call 18.12.25 09:30 மறுக்கமுடியாத சுயநிர்ணய உரிமையைக் களைய முனையும் கூட்டாட்சிக் கோரிக்கை 23.07.25 15:17 கறுப்பு ஜூலை கற்றுத்தரும் கடும் எச்சரிக்கை! 18.05.25 01:31 அமெரிக்க வியூகத்துள் இந்திய-இலங்கை பாதுகாப்பு உடன்படிக்கை 21.09.24 16:12 JVP always denied Eezham Tamils’ inalienable self-determination: Anthropology scholar 18.09.24 21:30 Sinhala leftists need careful perusal of Lenin’s definition of Right to Self-Determination 30.08.24 15:27 Viraj exposed West’s criminalization of Tamil struggle 30.08.24 09:08 ‘பொதுச்சபை’ நகர்வை ‘சிவில் சமூக அமையம்’ தரும் படிப்பினைகளின் கண்கொண்டு நோக்குதல் 20.08.24 17:59 Viraj teaches Zone of Peace, Peace Process, Crimes Against Peace 18.08.24 21:23 Viraj Mendis: A beacon of international solidarity and a pillar in the Eelam-Tamil liberation struggle 18.08.24 16:47 Viraj in Tamil Radical Politics
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