What Happened
Nine civilian commuters were killed and more than 70 wounded in a bomb blast around 4:45 p.m. Monday at Dehiwela railway station in Colombo inside a packed compartment of a train bound from Maradana to Panandura. A parcel bomb has went off inside the 5th compartment of the train, according to the police. The attack comes in the wake of the detection and deactivation of powerful bombs in two separate incidents on Saturday. One of the victims was a pregnant woman. Three of the victims were killed within the compartment while the others succumbed to their injuries while being taken to the hospital. The 5th of the convoy of 12 compartments of the train number 763 which left Maradana station at 4:25p.m.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army
Sources & References
- https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=25776