Terrorist Incidents in Hambantota, Sri Lanka

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Recent Events

Event ID Date State Event
56605-111626-282181 7/18/2012 Hambantota 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.
48521-94102-236991 3/5/2011 Hambantota The Sri Lanka Navy arrested the 17 suspected cadres on February 19 when they were heading toward Australia onboard a multi-day fishing trawler in the sea 20 nautical miles off Hambantota.
38323-73146-175818 5/18/2009 Hambantota During another clash between the two sides in the Sarwaruthoddam area troops killed three militants and also recovered their bodies , reports Defense.lk.
35659-67335-159717 11/8/2008 Hambantota Troops of 56 Division operating in Omanthe area arrested a suspected LTTE cadre when he was trying to smuggle explosives into cleared areas hiding in a wooden mortar (wangediya) on November 7. The explosives include two claymore mines, weighing 5 kg each, two electric detonators, two claymore tripods, one firing device and seven meter detonator code.
34068-63320-149224 7/14/2008 Hambantota Two more LTTE cadres were killed by the SFs as the troops attacked an LTTE bunker north of Kiriibbanwewa.
34068-63320-149224 7/14/2008 Hambantota Two more LTTE cadres were killed by the SFs as the troops attacked an LTTE bunker north of Kiriibbanwewa.

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District Number of Events
Hambantota 42

The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.