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Rajagiriya Rebel Attack.

Incident Details
 
Name Rajagiriya Rebel Attack.
Incident Date 2000-03-10
 
Description
The police received information from the public that some suspicious people were on the ground near the road and had approached them. Then the terrorists detonated a bombing device and started shooting at them. A suicide bomber has also exploded himself. The forces have killed two terrorists at the same spot. Five more terrorists have started running along the main road and then along the railway track towards Borella. Army commandos have surrounded the flat, and shooting has gone on throughout the night. In the early morning, commandos tried to assault them, and five terrorists committed suicide. Forces have found RPG mortar launchers, T56 guns, hand grenades, and suicide bomber kits at the site. 23 people had died due to explosions and shootings, including 6 policemen at Castle Street.
Location Of The Incident
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People Killed In The Attack


6
Mr. A H Somadasa

8
Mr. D Sumanasena Rupasinghe

11
Mr. G A Dharmasena

12
Mr. H D B Perera

15
Mr. H M Perera

48
Mr. K G Sarath Wijesinghe

9
Mr. L G Dayaratne

32
Mr. M B Maldeniya

52
Mr. N Renuka Upasena

8
Mr. Rukshan Asanka Perera

4
Mr. Saman Gunawardana

4
Mr. Thilak Balasuriya

1
Mr. Udeni Samanthilaka

7
Mr. Y Wickramasena

2
Mrs. Achini Dunuwila

2
Mrs. H G Wasanthi Kumari

2
Mrs. R M Lakmini Vineetha

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