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The Police Spokesman revealed that Nadaraja was involved in bombing a vehicle bearing number 58-9203, on May 27, 2006, in Wipattu Reserve killing seven civilians.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
Wipattu ReserveHambantota
kill Wipattu Reserve seven civiliansThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
As reported earlier, the incident occurred when three prison officials were held hostage for 19 hours by inmates during a protest by prisoners at the Vavuniya remand prison against the transfer of a suspected LTTE prisoner to another location. The suspect who was a former LTTE leader was being transferred on a court order to be handed over to the Terrorism Investigation Unit. The suspect Nadaraja Saravanabawan alias Seettu was directly involved in terrorist attacks carried out by LTTE. The Police Spokesman revealed that Nadaraja was involved in bombing a vehicle bearing number 58-9203, on May 27, 2006, in Wipattu Reserve killing seven civilians. The suspect was also responsible for setting up a claymore mine on December 23, 2005, targeting a bus that was transporting Navy personnel. 13 Navy personnel died and another four were injured in the incident. In addition to that, he is alleged to have been responsible for a number of terrorist activities where innocent civilians and soldiers were killed and injured.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56605-111626-282181 | 7/18/2012 | Sri Lanka | Recent unrest in Vavuniya Prison was a conspiracy with links to the LTTE, says Police |
The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Note: incidences are geocoded by the district centroid.
In the same newspaper clipping is further information on the events:
| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56605-111626-282181 | 7/18/2012 | Sri Lanka | kill | Hambantota |