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Bomb explosion at the Colombo Central Bank.

Incident Details
 
Name Bomb explosion at the Colombo Central Bank.
Incident Date 1996-01-31
 
Description
A truck containing about 440 pounds of high explosives crashed through the main gate of the Central Bank, a seaside high-rise that manages most of the financial business of the country. As gunmen traded fire with security guards, the suicide bomber in the truck detonated the massive bomb, which tore through the bank and damaged eight other buildings nearby. The truck was followed by a three-wheeler, carrying two LTTE cadres armed with automatic rifles and an RPG launcher. The blast killed at least 91 people and injured 1,400 others. At least 100 people lost their eyesight. Among the wounded were two U.S. citizens, six Japanese, and one Dutch national. Most of these were bystanders or civilians manning small shops set up near the bank. While the bomber, Raju, died immediately, the backup team, Subramanium Vigneswaram alias Kittu, and Sivasamy Dharmendra alias Raju, were apprehended by law enforcement with information provided by the public. This bombing, along with one in July on a train that killed more than 70, caused tourism to plummet by 40% in Sri Lanka. Until 2006, the Central Bank bombing was the deadliest LTTE bombing of the civil war.
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