List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

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The following is a list of notable attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a Sri Lankan Marxist-Leninist, communist group.

Attacks in chronological order

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Attack Date Location District Province Death
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Assassination of Rex De Costa 9 April 1971 Deniyaya Matara Southern 1 [1]
Assassination of Daya Pathirana 15 December 1986 Piliyandala Colombo Western 1 [2]
Grenade attack on Parliament 18 August 1987 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Colombo Western 2 [3]
Assassination of Harsha Abeywardena 23 December 1987 Wellawatte, Colombo Colombo Western 4 [4]
Assassination of Vijaya Kumaranatunga 16 February 1988 Colombo Colombo Western 2 [5][6]
Kathiresan temple bombing 16 February 1988 Bambalapitiya, Colombo Colombo Western 10+ [7]
Grandpass rally attack 17 October 1988 Grandpass, Colombo Colombo Western 3 [8]
Kadawatte rally attack 2 December 1988 Kadawatte Colombo Western 4 [8]
Poojapiya massacre 25 January 1989 Poojapiya, Katugastota Kandy Central 6 [9]
Temple of the Tooth attack 8 February 1989 Kandy Kandy Central 2-5 [10]
Assassination of Stanley Wijesundera 8 March 1989 Colombo Colombo Western 1 [11]
Kataragama bombing July 1989 Kataragama Moneragala Uva 15 [12][13]
Assassination of Thevis Guruge 23 July 1989 1 [11]
Assassination of Premakeerthi de Alwis 31 July 1989 Colombo Colombo Western 1 [14]
Assassination of Chandratne Patuwathavithane 14 September 1989 1 [11]

See also

References

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  1. ↑ Doctor, planter, soldier and patriot-Colonel Dr.Ranjana W. Seneviratne,Daily news (Saturday, 7 May 2011)
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Bomb Attack on Parliament, Daily News
  4. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  6. ↑ Devolution only solution - CBK - Saroj Pathirana, BBC Sinhala Service
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ JVP can’t deny they attacked the Dalada Maligawa using firearms — Diyawadana Nilame, The Island
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  12. ↑ Murugan-Shaitan Showdown, Patrick Harrigan interviews Swami Siva-Kalki, The Sunday Times, August 19, 1990
  13. ↑ Collected Bodhi Leaves, page 183
  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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