The following is a list of attacks attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), commonly known as the Tamil Tigers.[1][2][3] The attacks include massacres, bombings, robberies, ethnic cleansing, military battles and assassinations of civilian and military targets. The LTTE is a separatist militant group that fought for a separate Tamil state in the north and east of Sri Lanka between 1976 and 2009. The rebel group has been banned by 30 countries, including the United States, Canada, India and the 27 member nations of the European Union. Contents [hide] 1 Deadliest attacks 2 Attacks in chronological order 2.1 1972 2.2 1974 2.3 1975 2.4 1976 2.5 1977 2.6 1978 2.7 1979 2.8 1983 2.9 1984 2.10 1985 2.11 1986 2.12 1987 2.13 1988 2.14 1989 2.15 1990 2.16 1991 2.17 1992 2.18 1993 2.19 1994 2.20 1995 2.21 1996 2.22 1997 2.23 1998 2.24 1999 2.25 2000 2.26 2001 2.27 2005 2.28 2006 2.29 2007 2.30 2008 2.31 2009 3 See also 4 References Deadliest attacks[edit] Attack Date Location Death toll Sources 1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers 11 June 1990 Eastern Province 600-774 [4][5] Kattankudy mosque massacre 3 August 1990 Kattankudy, Batticaloa District 147 [6] Anuradhapura massacre 14 May 1985 Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura District 146 [7] Habarana bus massacre 17 April 1987 Habarana, Anuradhapura District 127 [8][9] October 1995 Eastern Sri Lanka massacres 16 October 1995 Eastern Province 120 Central Bus Station Bombing 21 April 1987 Pettah, Colombo, Colombo District 116 Palliyagodella massacre 15 October 1991 Palliyagodella, Polonnaruwa District 109 [8] 2006 Digampathana bombing 16 October 2006 Digampathaha, Matale District 92–103 [10] Central Bank bombing 31 January 1996 Colombo, Colombo District 91 [7] Kebithigollewa massacre 15 June 2006 Kebithigollewa, Anuradhapura District 66 [11] Dehiwala train bombing (1996) 24 July 1996 Dehiwala, Colombo District 64 [12] Kent and Dollar Farm massacres 30 November 1984 Mullaitivu District 62 [13] Lionair Flight 602 29 September 1998 off the cost of Mannar District 55 [14] Gonagala massacre 18 September 1999 Gonagala, Ampara District 54 [15] Kallarawa massacre 25 May 1995 Kallarawa, Trincomalee District 42 [16] Aranthalawa Massacre 2 July 1987 Aranthalawa, Ampara District 35 [17] Air Lanka Flight 512 3 May 1986 Bandaranaike International Airport, Gampaha District 21 [18] 1998 Temple of the Tooth attack 25 January 1998 Temple of the Tooth, Kandy 17 [7][19][20] Kokilai massacre 1 December 1984 Kokilai, Mullaitivu District 11 Gomarankadawala massacre 23 April 2006 Gomarankadawala, Trincomalee District 6 [21] 2009 suicide air raid on Colombo 20 February 2009 Colombo, Colombo District 2 [22] The following incomplete list is constantly being updated. Revisions and sourced additions are welcome.
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