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Madhu school bus bombing
Location Madhu, Mannar, Sri Lanka
Date January 29, 2008
14:30[1] (UTC+5:30)
Attack type Remote bombing
Weapon(s) Claymore Mine
Deaths 17
Injured 14

Madhu School bus bombing is the bombing of a school bus carried out on January 29, 2008 in Mannar, Northern province of Sri Lanka. The bombing killed 17, including eleven school children and injured at least 14 more people.The LTTE accused the Sri Lankan Army for the attack but the Army denied the allegations. This attack was the second attack on a civilian bus in the month of January in Sri Lanka[2]

On January 2, the government of Sri Lanka officially pulled out of the cease fire signed on 2002. On January 16, 23 people were killed in a bus bombing at Okkampitya, a town in southern Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan police blamed the LTTE for this attack. [3]

On 29 January 2008 a bus carrying civilians was hit by a claymore mine that resulted in the death of 17 civilians including eleven school children and injuring 14 more people. This incident took place in the town of Mannar about 1km from the Madhu Church. [1][4]. According to the LTTE the civilian bus was hit by a claymore that was triggered by Sri Lankan Army’s deep penetration unit. It further claimed that the victims were students and teachers returning from a sporting event. [1]. The Sri Lankan Army denied any responsibility and claimed that there was no military unit operating in the area at that time. [5].

  1. ^ a b c B. Muralidhar Reddy. "11 schoolchildren killed in Sri Lanka". Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 
  2. ^ "Civilians pay dearly". 
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka bus bomb kills 23", lankanewspaper. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 
  4. ^ "'School children killed' in Mannar", BBCSinhala, BBC. Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 
  5. ^ "'Army not invovled in attack on school bus in Madhu". Retrieved on 2008-05-09. 
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