| 词条 | 1996 Dehiwala train bombing |
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| name = Dehiwala train bombing | image = | image_size = | image_alt = | caption = | image_map = | image_map_alt = | image_map_caption = | pushpin_map = | alternative_map = | pushpin_map_alt = | pushpin_map_caption = | mapframe = | qid = | mapframe_zoom = | coordinates = | date = July 24, 1996 | time = | location = | location_dir = | location_city = | location_dist_km = | location_dist_mi = | country = | line = | operator = | owner = | service = | type = | cause = bombing | bus = | trains = | vehicles = | passengers = | crew = | pedestrians = | deaths = 64 | injuries = 400 | damage = | property = | route_map = | route_map_state = | route_map_name = | footnotes = }} The Dehiwala train bombing was a terrorist attack carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the rush hour of July 24, 1996. IncidentThe Dehiwala train bombing resulted in 64 civilian deaths and wounding 400 others. The attack was carried out by LTTE operatives placing suitcase bombs in four carriages on a commuter train. The simultaneous explosion of these bombs resulted in a large number of casualties. The technique of simultaneously exploding multiple bombs in several carriages was used for the first time in this attack.[1] In a July 25, 1996, statement the U.S. State Department and EU condemned the bombing of the Dehiwela railway station in Colombo and called on the LTTE to renounce the use of terrorism, also in July, the Indian government extended its ban on LTTE as an unlawful association under section 3 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967.[2] ReactionThe LTTE, was later condemned by the International community including the US and EU. References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/09/04/world/tamil-arrested-in-sri-lanka-train-bombing.html|title=Tamil Arrested in Sri Lanka Train Bombing|work=The New York Times|date=September 4, 1996}} 2. ^{{cite news|url=https://www.hrw.org/reports/1997/WR97/ASIA-06.htm|title=The Role of the International Community-Sri Lanka|work=Human Rights Watch|accessdate=2008-05-26}} Further reading
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