Sri Lanka: Claymore explosion in Kebitigollawe, 15 civilians killed

Wednesday, 05 December 2007

15 civilians were killed and 23 wounded when a Sri Lanka Transport Board bus was caught in a Claymore explosion Wednesday around 8:00 p.m. at Abimanagama near Dhammanawa in Kebitigollawe division in the Anuradhapura district, 23 km southeast of Vavuniyaa, police said. The wounded persons have been rushed to Anuradhapura hospital. Many ambulances were en route to the site of the attack, the police said.

Around 50 passengers were traveling the bus, according to the police. Last year, in June, 64 passengers were killed in a similar Claymore explosion in the area.

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nuwan said:

Dear Tamils, is this also a bomb that's exploded by Mahinda and brothers?

2007-12-06 11:35:56

Sandy said:

Nice plan by Mahinda and Co to earn International sympathy..................

2007-12-06 21:45:54

Jason said:

Oh boy.. Tamil Net forget to mention who did this disaster.

This both claymore was done by LTTE. ( May be DPU in LTTE. )

2007-12-08 08:19:52

slankan said:

15 civilians killed. Imagine the feeling of the parents , brtother sisters, uncles aunts and friends and well wishers of the 15 killed and the many injured. Being a person who believes in Karma theory. I cannot comprehend how some one could have done this.
I was born to parents who spoke Tamil, and I donn' want to be one if the majority of Tamils condone this heinous act.
LTTE! you donn't represent the fair mindes Tamils. Please don't count on my support and respect my Freedom to think as a normal human being using his/her own conscience to dscern what is jus and what is not.

2007-12-09 12:45:25

R.Gnanaratnam said:

Sri Lankan.Glad to hear that you were born to parents who spoke Tamils.Please ask them whether they were in the refugee camp in 1958,'78,'79,'83.Did they have to carry you as a baby,smother you so that you do not give away their prescence and yours to murderers and rapists?Any stay in refugee camps.?
In this day and time in Sri Lanka no one knows anymore who did what and where.The government is a hornets nest.They will stoop to anything to get favor in the eyes of the civilians in the south for propergating votes.
The simple request is -Give theTamils their freedom.Let them be happy.
You sir can be free of the Tamils who have suffered over many years and continue to suffer at the hands of every wretched singhala so called democratic governemt.
The roads of Jaffna are now scattered with the Tamils blood by indiscriminate shooting by the army.They cannot walk on the roads as free citizens especially in a zone that is called a security zone under the protection of the GOSL.!!!
So?
You stay happy where you are and perhaps the time is right for you and your parents to learn the singhala language and parhaps change your names too.Good luck.

2007-12-13 12:21:19

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