Colombo Central Bank bombing

1996 Colombo Central Bank bombing
The Central Bank bombing was one of the most devastating and deadliest attacks that occurred in Sri Lanka during the civil war.
Date	31 January 1996
Target	Civilians
Attack type	Bombing
Weapons	Bombs, guns
Deaths	91
Injured	1,400
Perpetrators	Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam

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The Central Bank bombing was one of the deadliest attacks carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the separatist civil war in Sri Lanka between the government and the Tamil Tigers.