Attack type Bomb on a motorcycle Suspected perpetrators Tamil Tigers Location Vavuniya, Sri Lanka | Non-fatal injuries 40 Start date June 16, 2008 Total number of deaths 12 | |
Suspected perpetrator Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam | ||
The 2008 Sri Lanka Vavuniya bombing was a bombing on a police station that killed 12 members of police and injured 40 including children in the town of Vavuniya, Northern Province, Sri Lanka on June 16, 2008. The bombing was carried out by detonating a motorcycle laden with explosives, although the perpetrator has not been confirmed, the Tamil Tigers is believed to be responsible.
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