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June - 1 
A businessman, identified as Selliah Selvarajah (31), was shot dead by an unidentified assailant at Horana in the Kalutara district.
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A businessman, identified as Selliah Selvarajah (31), was shot dead by an unidentified assailant at Horana in the Kalutara district.
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June - 1 
The Police recovered a claymore mine from a Central Transport Board bus at Moratuwa bus-stand in the Colombo district. One detonator and few electrical batteries were also found along with the claymore mine.
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The Police recovered a claymore mine from a Central Transport Board bus at Moratuwa bus-stand in the Colombo district. One detonator and few electrical batteries were also found along with the claymore mine.
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June - 4 
At least 17 persons were injured in a bomb blast along the coastal railway track at Dehiwala, a suburb of capital Colombo, on June 4 (today), police said, according to Colombo Page. Police spokesman Ranjith Gunasekera said that an unidentified assailant attempted to lob a parcel at the Colombo bound
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At least 17 persons were injured in a bomb blast along the coastal railway track at Dehiwala, a suburb of capital Colombo, on June 4 (today), police said, according to Colombo Page. Police spokesman Ranjith Gunasekera said that an unidentified assailant attempted to lob a parcel at the Colombo bound train from Panadura, but failed as civilians in the area prevented it by screaming. "After noticing that the people had seen him, the suspect had thrown the parcel towards the railway track and ran away from the scene," he added. The railway track was slightly damaged due to the blast.
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June - 4 
the security forces on June 4-night arrested the prime suspect, identified as Jatheesan Balasubramaniyam, who was behind the bomb blast along the coastal railway track at Dehiwala, a suburb of capital Colombo that wounded over 20 people in the morning of the same day, Colombo Page reported. He was a
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the security forces on June 4-night arrested the prime suspect, identified as Jatheesan Balasubramaniyam, who was behind the bomb blast along the coastal railway track at Dehiwala, a suburb of capital Colombo that wounded over 20 people in the morning of the same day, Colombo Page reported. He was arrested near Irattaperiyakulama road block while he was attempting to pass through towards Vavuniya.
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June - 5 
on June 5, the Army Bomb Disposal Unit recovered and defused a 2.5-kg time bomb near a crowded bus halt and a filling station at Alapitivala Mahabage road in the Ragama area of Gampaha district at 8.25 pm, just five minutes before it was set to explode at 8.30 pm, according to Sri Lanka Army reports
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on June 5, the Army Bomb Disposal Unit recovered and defused a 2.5-kg time bomb near a crowded bus halt and a filling station at Alapitivala Mahabage road in the Ragama area of Gampaha district at 8.25 pm, just five minutes before it was set to explode at 8.30 pm, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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June - 6 
21 persons were killed and 40 others injured in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered a powerful explosion on a public bus near Katubedda Shailabimbaramaya temple on the Katubedda – Piliyandala main road in Colombo at about 7.45am (SLST) on June 6 (today)-morning, reports Daily News. E
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21 persons were killed and 40 others injured in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered a powerful explosion on a public bus near Katubedda Shailabimbaramaya temple on the Katubedda – Piliyandala main road in Colombo at about 7.45am (SLST) on June 6 (today)-morning, reports Daily News. Eight women and 13 men were among the dead in the explosion in the bus which was proceeding to Mt. Lavinia from Kottawa.
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June - 6 
Police on the information provided by an arrestee recovered a 5-kg heavy claymore mine from 2nd Avenue near Abeysekararamaya road at Watarappala in the Mt Lavinia region of Colombo. Earlier, on information given by the same arrestee led the security forces to recover a stock of arms and ammunition f
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Police on the information provided by an arrestee recovered a 5-kg heavy claymore mine from 2nd Avenue near Abeysekararamaya road at Watarappala in the Mt Lavinia region of Colombo. Earlier, on information given by the same arrestee led the security forces to recover a stock of arms and ammunition from a data processing company office in Wellawatta on the Galle road. The recoveries include one micro pistol, one magazine, explosives and detonators. Police is reportedly making a major breakthrough into the Wellawatta based terrorist links and their network.
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June - 7 
Colombo Page reports, the death toll in June 6 bomb blast at Katubadda in the Moratuwa area of Colombo district rose to 22 as two of the injured persons died at the National Hospital in Colombo on June 7-night. Meanwhile, Police sources said 50 suspects arrested in connection with the bomb blast wer
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Colombo Page reports, the death toll in June 6 bomb blast at Katubadda in the Moratuwa area of Colombo district rose to 22 as two of the injured persons died at the National Hospital in Colombo on June 7-night. Meanwhile, Police sources said 50 suspects arrested in connection with the bomb blast were produced at the courts on June 7-morning. The courts released 49 of them detaining the rest for further inquiries, he added. Another 18 suspects including students of Moratuwa University who attempted to have a sudden trip to Wanni were arrested at the Irattaperiyakulam road block in three separate occasions.
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June - 13 
The mastermind behind the international credit card fraud for funding the LTTE has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) while conducting a search operation in the Wellawatta area of Colombo on June 13, Defence sources said, reports Daily News. The suspect, Anandan alias Neshanadan Muruganan
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The mastermind behind the international credit card fraud for funding the LTTE has been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) while conducting a search operation in the Wellawatta area of Colombo on June 13, Defence sources said, reports Daily News. The suspect, Anandan alias Neshanadan Muruganandan, was in a super luxury apartment in Wellawatta at the time he was arrested by the special Police team. He had a large number of Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) and bank receipts issued by both local and foreign banks, amounting to over SLR 100 million, in his possession. He had cloned credit cards using PIN and card numbers obtained from unsuspecting cards holders in the United Kingdom. These funds were later transferred to the LTTE. British Police conducted several raids which proved that the cloned cards were being used in Sri Lanka to draw funds.
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June - 15 
Six LTTE suspects, including a female, was arrested by a special Police investigation team during an anti-terrorist raid conducted in Wattala area, a suburb of Colombo, according to Ministry of Defence Website. The investigation team has also found C-4 high explosives weighing around 2.7kg in the po
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Six LTTE suspects, including a female, was arrested by a special Police investigation team during an anti-terrorist raid conducted in Wattala area, a suburb of Colombo, according to Ministry of Defence Website. The investigation team has also found C-4 high explosives weighing around 2.7kg in the possession of the suspects at the time of arrest. According Police spokesperson, Ranjith Gunasekara, Police is conducting further investigations.
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June - 18 
A hand grenade was recovered from inside a private bus plying from Avissawella to Colombo. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekera told Daily News, "The hand grenade had been fixed to a seat by a wire so that anyone tripping over it would set off the blast. After being alerted the STF per
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A hand grenade was recovered from inside a private bus plying from Avissawella to Colombo. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekera told Daily News, "The hand grenade had been fixed to a seat by a wire so that anyone tripping over it would set off the blast. After being alerted the STF personnel safely removed the explosive at after taking steps to disperse the crowd from the immediate vicinity. "
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June - 18 
Colombo Page reports that Malaysia launched an inquiry into an allegation that some persons in Malaysia had given instructions to LTTE in Sri Lanka to carry out bomb attacks in the capital Colombo and its suburbs. Malaysian Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said his Government would investigate the mat
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Colombo Page reports that Malaysia launched an inquiry into an allegation that some persons in Malaysia had given instructions to LTTE in Sri Lanka to carry out bomb attacks in the capital Colombo and its suburbs. Malaysian Home Minister Syed Hamid Albar said his Government would investigate the matter thoroughly, and take severe action against any Malaysians with links to the LTTE. The action has been taken following Sri Lankan media claims that six suspects, who were arrested in Wattala with explosives last week, were waiting for instructions over the phone from persons in Malaysia to carry out bomb attacks in Colombo. "I have checked the news report personally...Malaysia will never tolerate any type of terrorism. If it is true that some Malaysians are involved with the LTTE, we will take severe action," Home Minister said.
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June - 19 
A hand grenade was recovered from inside a private bus plying from Avissawella to Colombo. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekera told Daily News, "The hand grenade had been fixed to a seat by a wire so that anyone tripping over it would set off the blast. After being alerted the STF per
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A hand grenade was recovered from inside a private bus plying from Avissawella to Colombo. Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekera told Daily News, "The hand grenade had been fixed to a seat by a wire so that anyone tripping over it would set off the blast. After being alerted the STF personnel safely removed the explosive at after taking steps to disperse the crowd from the immediate vicinity. "
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June - 21 
A claymore mine weighing about six-kg was recovered from the Sebestian canal at Bodhiraja Mawatha in Colombo 10.
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A claymore mine weighing about six-kg was recovered from the Sebestian canal at Bodhiraja Mawatha in Colombo 10.
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June - 21 
Also, a sophisticated machine used for printing forged credit cards was recovered by a special CID team along with four suspects, sources said. A defence official told the Daily Mirror the machine was found after interrogating Neshanadan Muruganandan alias Anandan - the alleged mastermind behind an
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Also, a sophisticated machine used for printing forged credit cards was recovered by a special CID team along with four suspects, sources said. A defence official told the Daily Mirror the machine was found after interrogating Neshanadan Muruganandan alias Anandan - the alleged mastermind behind an international credit card scam - arrested by the Special Task Force personnel in Wellawatta last week. The official, who declined to reveal the location where the machine was found however said it was found in a house in Colombo. He said the four arrested suspects were also having direct links with the LTTE and further investigations were underway to arrest more suspects. The main suspect had a large number of Personal Identification Numbers (PIN) of credit cards and bank receipts issued by both local and foreign banks, amounting to more than SLR 100 million, in his possession at the time of the arrest. He also had local bank receipts on credit cards and receipts of goods bought from an electrical items shop during the past three weeks. He had cloned credit cards using PIN and card numbers obtained from unsuspecting original credit card holders in Britain, Singapore, Switzerland, Malaysia and Canada.
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June - 21 
One person believed to have maintained close contact with the LTTE was arrested in Colombo by a special Police team. Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested suspect, the manager of “Sooriyan Rest”, No. 18, station road, Colombo 6, had provided accommodation to the LTTE suicide cadre wh
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One person believed to have maintained close contact with the LTTE was arrested in Colombo by a special Police team. Preliminary investigations revealed that the arrested suspect, the manager of “Sooriyan Rest”, No. 18, station road, Colombo 6, had provided accommodation to the LTTE suicide cadre who self-detonated an explosion targeting a Police vehicle near the Sambuddhaloka Temple on Lotus Road on May 16, 2008. A copy of the Identity Card of the suicide terrorist has been found by the Police from Room No. 23 of the lodge.
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June - 21 
Police, following information received from a Black Tiger (suicide wing of the LTTE) arrested in Colombo recently, recovered 9.5-kg of C4 explosives, 1.5-kg of steel balls, eight detonators and some batteries. Further interrogation led to the arrest of another LTTE militant, impersonated as a film d
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Police, following information received from a Black Tiger (suicide wing of the LTTE) arrested in Colombo recently, recovered 9.5-kg of C4 explosives, 1.5-kg of steel balls, eight detonators and some batteries. Further interrogation led to the arrest of another LTTE militant, impersonated as a film director, who was gathering intelligence on movements of VIPs participating in a function at the BMICH (Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall), Colombo. Police found an invitation card enabling him to take part in the function at the BMICH and one Identity Card to prove that he was a film director from his possession. It was revealed that the arrested militant had also been involved in making explosive devices in one of his houses at Kotahena in Colombo.
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June - 23 
Army troops found one T-56 weapon and one S-84 type weapon hidden inside a three-wheeler speeding past Kotahena area in Colombo. The driver of the three-wheeler was also arrested.
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Army troops found one T-56 weapon and one S-84 type weapon hidden inside a three-wheeler speeding past Kotahena area in Colombo. The driver of the three-wheeler was also arrested.
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One hand grenade was recovered by the SFs from one lorry passing Magammana in the Homagama area of Colombo district.
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One hand grenade was recovered by the SFs from one lorry passing Magammana in the Homagama area of Colombo district.
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*Data till , April 24, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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