Western Province (NA): Timeline (Terrorist Activities) -2007

Gampaha Police arrested a suspect near the Gampaha Bank of Ceylon building on May 3 and later recovered 7.25 kg of C-4 explosives, ten hand grenades, four pistol magazines, 245 live pistol ammunition and 725 T-56 live ammunition from the Pethiyagoda area on the basis of information revealed by the suspect. Read less...

Two cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and a soldier were killed in continuing clashes in northern Sri Lanka on May 19, according to NDTV. The latest fighting between the LTTE and the military occurred near Madu village, about 220 km northwest of capital Colombo, the Defense Ministry's information center said in a statement. More than 20 LTTE cadres and two soldiers have died in the last four days in fighting around Madu, the military said. However, the LTTE denied suffering major losses. Read less...

A suspected LTTE suicide bomber on an explosive laden motor bicycle rammed a bus carrying army personnel on the first cross street in capital Colombo at around 9:00 am on May 24, the military said, reports Colombo Page. Two soldiers were killed and five other persons sustained injuries in the attack. Read less...

According to Sri Lanka Army (SLA) reports, one Special Task Force (STF) personnel injured in the LTTE-triggered claymore mine explosion targeting STF vehicle at Belekkade Junction in the Rathmalana area of Colombo district on May 28 succumbed to his injuries on May 29, raising the death toll to eight. Meanwhile, the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) informed that 21 persons have been taken into custody under suspicion for the attack and they are being interrogated. "Security forces note that the LTTE is increasingly resorting to terror attacks in heavily populated areas in Colombo and suburbs. These attacks are deliberately carried out by the LTTE to create racial disharmony and civil unrest in the south. Their ultimate aim is to divert the attention of the security forces from operational areas," it added. Read less...

Seven civilians were killed and 42 persons, including 36 civilians and six Special Task Force (STF) personnel, sustained injuries in a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)-triggered remote-controlled claymore mine explosion targeting STF vehicle at Belekkade Junction in the Rathmalana area of Colombo district on May 28, according to Sri Lanka Army reports. The STF vehicle moving towards Colombo was slightly damaged with its windscreen completely smashed. Read less...