Terrorist Incidents in Jaffna, Sri Lanka

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Recent Events

Event ID Date State Event
68971-141251-358527 4/26/2014 Jaffna A man, suspected to be a close associate of the slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Ponniah Selvanayagam Kajeeban alias Gobi, was arrested by the Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) in Jaffna District, reports Daily Mirror on April 25.
67380-137764-349652 1/13/2014 Jaffna The display of a wreckage of a passenger airplane that was shot down by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) 16 years ago this weekend at the public park grounds in Jaffna District drew a large crowd, reports Colombo Page on January 12.
67195-137277-348418 1/1/2014 Jaffna The MP Sritharan recently accompanied a Tamil Nadu journalist, who was arrested by the police for photographing military camps in Jaffna District while traveling in MP's car.
62714-126189-319920 4/9/2013 Jaffna A man engaged in de-mining in Muhamalai of Jaffna District was injured accidentally by a land mine on April 8 and succumbed to the injuries on admission to the hospital, reports Daily Mirror.
61059-122187-309973 12/26/2012 Jaffna At least 45 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, who were hiding since long period without surrendering to the security forces, were arrested in the Jaffna peninsula (Northern Province) by the Terrorist Investigations Division (TID), reports Daily Mirror on December 26.
61059-122187-309973 12/26/2012 Jaffna At least 45 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, who were hiding since long period without surrendering to the security forces, were arrested in the Jaffna peninsula (Northern Province) by the Terrorist Investigations Division (TID), reports Daily Mirror on December 26.

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District Number of Events
Jaffna 644

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