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![]() Canada lose opener John Davison as Prabath Nissanka has him caught behind by Kumar Sangakkara with the score on 0 (Photo courtesy : BBC) |
![]() Chaminda Vaas makes history by taking a hat-trick with the first three balls (photo Courtesy:BBC) |
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Chronology of Sri Lankan suicide blasts Following are the major suicide bombings carried out by LTTE: July 5, 1987: The LTTE carries out its first suicide bombing, killing 40 troops at the Nelliyady army camp in the north of the country March 2, 1991: Defence minister Ranjan Wijeratne is among 19 people killed when a car bomb is detonated in Colombo May 21, 1991: Former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi is killed at a meeting in southern India. May 1, 1993: President Ranasinghe Premadasa and 23 others are killed by a suicide bomber in Colombo. December 18, 1999: President Chandrika Kumaratunga is wounded and 38 are killed in two separate attacks on election rallies. January 5, 2000: At least 12 killed and 24 wounded when a woman suicide bomber detonates explosives strapped to her body outside the office of Prime Minister Sirima Bandaranaike.(Pro Log/AFP) Complete list |
![]() Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and President Chandrika Kumaratunga celebrated the country’s 55th anniversary of Independence Day (Pic by Eranga Jayawardene) (Photo courtesy: The Island ) |
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![]() The Sri Lankan army mascot a baby elephant "Kandula", takes part in rehearsals February 3, 2003 a day ahead of the island's 55th independence anniversary (Photo courtesyAFP ) |
![]() "The true number of child soldiers is unknown" -Ms Carol Bellamy- (Photo courtesy: BBC ) |
![]() On Wednesday January 1996 at 10:50 in the morning the LTTE blasted the Central Bank building with a truck bomb and killed more than 100 innocent people and wounded about 750 (file photos) |
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"Your financial assistance will give us strength and power. We can achieve whatever we want in the battlefield" - "We need to strengthen our military capability." - "The MoU that was signed with the Sri Lanka Government is in our favour." - "Even at the peace table we take it easy." - "But our counterparts, run here and there, because they have to discuss with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe every ten minutes." - You do not have to worry about the battlefield. We have a lot of commandos waiting." |