Английская Википедия:Colombo central bus station bombing
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Infobox civilian attack
The Colombo central bus station bombing was the car bombing of the central bus terminal of Colombo carried out on April 21, 1987, in Pettah, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The Шаблон:Convert bomb killed at least 113 people and left a Шаблон:Convert crater in the ground.[1][2] The New York Times estimated 200 people had been injured.[3]
The bombing, which was chosen specifically to land on the time of the day in order to harm as many people as possible, produced an enormous explosion that could be heard ten miles away.[4] Six buses were trapped in the attack, causing numerous passengers to die in the fire as their buses burned. Heavy rainfall delayed rescue workers from arriving to the scene at time. Heaps of victims, including old people and children lay on the ground in agony before they were received by authorities.[5]
The Bank of Ceylon was also heavily damaged during the attack.[4]
Aftermath
After the bombing, strict security measures were undertaken, including a curfew on the entire district, and the army prevented people from entering the areas affected by the attack.[5]
In the immediate aftermath, Sinhalese mobs rioted across the streets of Colombo, pulling over cars to see if there were Tamils inside. Sri Lankan police led a massive intervention against rioters after some started stoning Tamil-owned stores, leading to heavy police presence in every corner of the city. The riots were eventually dispersed.[4]
See also
References
External links
Шаблон:Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam Шаблон:Sri Lankan Civil War
- Английская Википедия
- 1987 murders in Sri Lanka
- 20th century in Colombo
- 1987 crimes
- April 1987 events
- April 1987 events in Asia
- Attacks on buildings and structures in Sri Lanka
- Attacks on bus stations
- Attacks on civilians attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- Building bombings in Sri Lanka
- Car and truck bombings in Sri Lanka
- Explosions in 1987
- Explosions in Colombo
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks against buses
- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam attacks in Eelam War I
- 1980s massacres of the Sri Lankan Civil War
- Mass murder in 1987
- Mass murder in Colombo
- Mass murder of Sinhalese
- Terrorist incidents in Colombo
- Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 1987
- Страницы, где используется шаблон "Навигационная таблица/Телепорт"
- Страницы с телепортом
- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
