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|title=2006 Digampathana truck bombing
| title = 2006 Digampathaha bombing
|location=[[Digampathana]], [[North Central Province, Sri Lanka|North Central Province]], [[Sri Lanka]]
| location = [[Digampathaha]], [[North Central Province, Sri Lanka|North Central Province]], [[Sri Lanka]]
|target=[[Sri Lankan Navy]] bus convoy
| target = [[Sri Lankan Navy]] bus convoy
|date=16 October 2006
| date = 16 October 2006
| partof = the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]
|time=
| map = {{Location map | Sri Lanka | lat_deg = 07 | lat_min =59 | lat_sec =06 | lat_dir = N | lon_deg = 80 | lon_min =43 | lon_sec =13 | lon_dir = E | label = | alt = | caption= | AlternativeMap = Sri Lanka relief location map.jpg}}
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|type=[[suicide attack|suicide]] [[truck bomb]]ing
| time = around 1:40 p.m.
|fatalities=at least 101-112 (including bomber)
| timezone = +5.30 GMT
|injuries=at least 150
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| type = [[suicide attack|Suicide]] [[truck bomb]]ing
|perps=[[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]]
| weapons = [[Car bomb|Truck bomb]]
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|motive=part of the [[Sri Lankan civil war]]
| fatalities = At least 101-112 Navy sailors, 2 bombers, 13 busses damaged <ref name="umd.edu">https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=200610160001</ref>
| injuries = At least 150 <ref name="umd.edu"/>
| perps = [[Black Tigers]]<ref name="umd.edu"/>
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| motive = Part of the [[Sri Lankan Civil War]]
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The '''2006 Digampathaha (දිගම්පතහ, திகம்பதஹ) truck bombing''', also known as '''Habarana massacre''',<ref>{{Cite news |date=2008-10-06 |title=: Major bombings in Sri Lanka blamed on Tamil Tigers |language=en-US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE4951NL/ |access-date=2023-12-04}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=2006-10-16 |title=Sri Lanka condemns 'barbaric' suicide blast |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/oct/16/srilanka |access-date=2023-12-04 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=GTD Search Results |url=https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/Results.aspx?page=12&casualties_type=&casualties_max=&perpetrator=457&charttype=line&chart=injuries&expanded=yes&ob=GTDID&od=desc |access-date=2023-12-04 |website=www.start.umd.edu}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Ranjith |last=Wijewardene |title=Brandix adopts sophisticated ERP platform |date=2006-11-01 |url=http://lankapage.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/ |work=Lanka Page |access-date=2007-06-05}}</ref> was a [[suicide attack|suicide truck bombing]] carried out by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] against a convoy of 15 military buses on 16 October 2006 at Digampathaha (Incorrectly reported as Digampathana), in between the towns of [[Dambulla]] and [[Habarana]], in [[Sri Lanka]]. The buses were carrying more than 200 (possibly 340<ref name="yahoo01">{{cite news

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The '''2006 Digampathana truck bombing''', also known as '''Habarana massacre''',<ref>{{cite news |first=Ranjith |last=Wijewardene |title=Brandix adopts sophisticated ERP platform |date=2006-11-01 |url=http://lankapage.wordpress.com/2006/11/01/ |work=Lanka Page |accessdate=2007-06-05}}</ref> was a [[suicide attack|suicide truck bombing]] carried out by the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam]] against a convoy of 15 military buses on 16 October 2006 at Digampathana, near the towns of [[Dambulla]] and [[Habarana]], in [[Sri Lanka]]. The buses were carrying more than 200 (possibly 340<ref name="yahoo01">{{cite news
| title = Sri Lanka's bloodiest suicide bombing kills 103 people
| title = Sri Lanka's bloodiest suicide bombing kills 103 people
| url = http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061016/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrest;_ylt=AvrKghW68xvSQ6mIaqk95NoBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
| url = https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061016/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrest;_ylt=AvrKghW68xvSQ6mIaqk95NoBxg8F;_ylu=X3oDMTBjMHVqMTQ4BHNlYwN5bnN1YmNhdA--
| work = [[Yahoo! News]]
| work = [[Yahoo! News]]
| date = 2006-10-16
| date = 2006-10-16
| accessdate = 2006-11-04
| access-date = 2006-11-04
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)</ref>) sailors from [[Trincomalee]] who were going on [[leave (military)|leave]].<ref name="yahoo02">{{cite news
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)</ref>) sailors from [[Trincomalee]] who were going on [[leave (military)|leave]].<ref name="yahoo02">{{cite news
| title = Over 100 dead in Sri Lanka suicide bombing
| title = Over 100 dead in Sri Lanka suicide bombing
| url = http://in.news.yahoo.com/061016/43/68jm9.html
| url = http://in.news.yahoo.com/061016/43/68jm9.html
| work = [[Yahoo! News]] India
| work = [[Yahoo! News]] India
| publisher =
| date = 2006-10-16
| date = 2006-10-16
| accessdate = 2006-11-04
| access-date = 2006-11-04
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>


The bombing killed between 92 and 103 sailors and wounded more than 150 people, including over 100 sailors.<ref>{{cite news
The bombing killed between 99<ref>https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=19928</ref> and 112 sailors and wounded more than 150 people, including over 100 sailors.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Suicide bombing kills more than 100 Sri Lankan sailors
| title = Suicide bombing kills more than 100 Sri Lankan sailors
| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2406302,00.html
| url = http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25689-2406302,00.html
| work = [[Times Online]]
| work = [[Times Online]]
| publisher =
| date = 2006-10-16
| date = 2006-10-16
| accessdate = 2006-11-04
| access-date = 2006-11-04
| location=London
| location=London
| first1=Sam
| first1=Sam
| last1=Knight}}</ref>
| last1=Knight}}</ref>
The bombing also killed a number of civilians, including eight employees of the Sri Lankan military,<ref name="yahoo02"/> and wounded many passers-by and roadside traders.<ref name="yahoo01"/> The suicide bombing was the deadliest in Sri Lanka since the [[Central Bank bombing|bombing]] of the [[Central Bank of Sri Lanka]] on 31 January 1996 (which killed 90 and injured 1,400) and followed intense fighting in the [[Jaffna Peninsula]] that left 133 soldiers<ref>{{cite news
The bombing also killed a number of civilians, including eight employees of the Sri Lankan military,<ref name="yahoo02"/> and wounded many passers-by and roadside traders.<ref name="yahoo01"/> The suicide bombing followed intense fighting in the [[Jaffna Peninsula]] that left 133 soldiers<ref>{{cite news
| title = Suicide bombing kills over 100 in Sri Lanka
| title = Suicide bombing kills over 100 in Sri Lanka
| url = http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061016/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrest_061016153148
| url = https://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061016/wl_asia_afp/srilankaunrest_061016153148
| work = [[Yahoo! News]]
| work = [[Yahoo! News]]
| date = 2006-10-16
| date = 2006-10-16
| accessdate = 2006-11-04
| access-date = 2006-11-04
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)</ref>
}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}} (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)</ref>
and up to 200 LTTE fighters dead (although this number is unofficial, as the LTTE have reported losing only 22 fighters).<ref>{{cite news
and up to 200 LTTE fighters dead (although this number is unofficial, as the LTTE have reported losing only 22 fighters).<ref>{{cite news
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| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6045866.stm
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/6045866.stm
| work = [[BBC]]
| work = [[BBC]]
| publisher =
| date = 2006-10-16
| date = 2006-10-16
| accessdate = 2006-11-04
| access-date = 2006-11-04
}}</ref>
}}</ref>
The attack was followed by government air strikes on LTTE territory, although the military claimed they were in response to an artillery attack and not the suicide bombing.<ref>{{cite news
The attack was followed by government air strikes on LTTE territory, although the military claimed they were in response to an artillery attack and not the suicide bombing.<ref>{{cite news
| title = Fighter jets pound suspected rebel camp after suicide bombing kills 95 sailors
| title = Fighter jets pound suspected rebel camp after suicide bombing kills 95 sailors
| url = http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-10-17-sri-lanka_x.htm?csp=34
| url = https://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-10-17-sri-lanka_x.htm?csp=34
| work = [[USA Today]]
| work = [[USA Today]]
| publisher =
| date = 2006-10-17
| date = 2006-10-17
| accessdate = 2006-11-04
| access-date = 2006-11-04
}}</ref>
}}</ref>


In Jan 2009 Sri Lankan authorities arrested a suspect, Balachandran, who reportedly helped construct the bomb used in the attack.<ref>http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/01/sec03.asp</ref> The attack had been planned at least three months in advance.<ref>http://www.lankatimes.com/fullstory.php?id=19739</ref>
In January 2009 Sri Lankan authorities arrested a suspect, Balachandran, who reportedly helped construct the bomb used in the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/01/sec03.asp |title = Sri Lanka Security News {{!}} Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers |access-date=2009-08-21 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090804075751/http://www.dailynews.lk/2009/08/01/sec03.asp |archive-date=2009-08-04 }}</ref> The attack had been planned at least three months in advance.<ref>http://www.lankatimes.com/fullstory.php?id=19739{{dead link|date=September 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==See also==
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* [[List of massacres in Sri Lanka]]
* [[List of attacks attributed to the LTTE]]
* [[List of attacks attributed to Sri Lankan government forces]]


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
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Revision as of 17:28, 20 April 2024

Not to be confused with Aluth Oya massacre.

2006 Digampathaha bombing
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
2006 Digampathaha bombing is located in Sri Lanka
2006 Digampathaha bombing
LocationDigampathaha, North Central Province, Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°59′03″N 80°43′13″E / 7.98417°N 80.72028°E / 7.98417; 80.72028
Date16 October 2006
around 1:40 p.m. (+5.30 GMT)
TargetSri Lankan Navy bus convoy
Attack type
Suicide truck bombing
WeaponsTruck bomb
DeathsAt least 101-112 Navy sailors, 2 bombers, 13 busses damaged [1]
InjuredAt least 150 [1]
PerpetratorsBlack Tigers[1]
MotivePart of the Sri Lankan Civil War

The 2006 Digampathaha (දිගම්පතහ, திகம்பதஹ) truck bombing, also known as Habarana massacre,[2][3][4][5] was a suicide truck bombing carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam against a convoy of 15 military buses on 16 October 2006 at Digampathaha (Incorrectly reported as Digampathana), in between the towns of Dambulla and Habarana, in Sri Lanka. The buses were carrying more than 200 (possibly 340[6]) sailors from Trincomalee who were going on leave.[7]

The bombing killed between 99[8] and 112 sailors and wounded more than 150 people, including over 100 sailors.[9] The bombing also killed a number of civilians, including eight employees of the Sri Lankan military,[7] and wounded many passers-by and roadside traders.[6] The suicide bombing followed intense fighting in the Jaffna Peninsula that left 133 soldiers[10] and up to 200 LTTE fighters dead (although this number is unofficial, as the LTTE have reported losing only 22 fighters).[11] The attack was followed by government air strikes on LTTE territory, although the military claimed they were in response to an artillery attack and not the suicide bombing.[12]

In January 2009 Sri Lankan authorities arrested a suspect, Balachandran, who reportedly helped construct the bomb used in the attack.[13] The attack had been planned at least three months in advance.[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c https://www.start.umd.edu/gtd/search/IncidentSummary.aspx?gtdid=200610160001
  2. ^ ": Major bombings in Sri Lanka blamed on Tamil Tigers". Reuters. 6 October 2008. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ Staff (16 October 2006). "Sri Lanka condemns 'barbaric' suicide blast". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  4. ^ "GTD Search Results". www.start.umd.edu. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  5. ^ Wijewardene, Ranjith (1 November 2006). "Brandix adopts sophisticated ERP platform". Lanka Page. Retrieved 5 June 2007.
  6. ^ a b "Sri Lanka's bloodiest suicide bombing kills 103 people". Yahoo! News. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2006. [dead link] (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)
  7. ^ a b "Over 100 dead in Sri Lanka suicide bombing". Yahoo! News India. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2006. [dead link]
  8. ^ https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=19928
  9. ^ Knight, Sam (16 October 2006). "Suicide bombing kills more than 100 Sri Lankan sailors". Times Online. London. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
  10. ^ "Suicide bombing kills over 100 in Sri Lanka". Yahoo! News. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2006. [dead link] (Link dead as of 15 January 2007)
  11. ^ "Analysis: Sri Lanka military setbacks". BBC. 16 October 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
  12. ^ "Fighter jets pound suspected rebel camp after suicide bombing kills 95 sailors". USA Today. 17 October 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2006.
  13. ^ "Sri Lanka Security News | Online edition of Daily News - Lakehouse Newspapers". Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 21 August 2009.
  14. ^ http://www.lankatimes.com/fullstory.php?id=19739[permanent dead link]
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