Terrorist Incidents in Kurunegala, Sri Lanka

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Event ID Date State Event
54299-106187-268000 2/24/2012 Kurunegala He further said that the Government has received reports that relatives of Tamil politicians who were killed by the LTTE have already left for Geneva and the TNA which represented the LTTE will have to provide an answer to them.
40277-77097-188492 10/6/2009 Kurunegala The Mahawa Police raided a house at Diwulwewa in the Mahawa area of Kurunegala District and seized 18 dynamite sticks, 1,875 grams of Ammonium Nitrate and five rolls of service cord and also arrested one suspect in this connection on October 5, Daily News reports.
40277-77097-188492 10/6/2009 Kurunegala The Mahawa Police raided a house at Diwulwewa in the Mahawa area of Kurunegala District and seized 18 dynamite sticks, 1,875 grams of Ammonium Nitrate and five rolls of service cord and also arrested one suspect in this connection on October 5, Daily News reports.
59934-119745-303217 2/23/2009 Kurunegala As reported earlier, at least 12 civilians, including two children, were shot dead and several others injured by the militants who stormed Karawetiyagama village on February 21.
59934-119745-303217 2/23/2009 Kurunegala As reported earlier, at least 12 civilians, including two children, were shot dead and several others injured by the militants who stormed Karawetiyagama village on February 21.
59934-119745-303217 2/23/2009 Kurunegala As reported earlier, at least 12 civilians, including two children, were shot dead and several others injured by the militants who stormed Karawetiyagama village on February 21.

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District Number of Events
Kurunegala 30

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