List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

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The following is a list of notable attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a Sri Lankan Marxist-Leninist, communist group.

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Attacks in chronological order

AttackDateLocation District Province Death
toll		Refs
Assassination of Rex De Costa 9 April 1971 Deniyaya Matara Southern 1 [1]
Assassination of Daya Pathirana 15 December 1986 Piliyandala Colombo Western 1 [2]
Grenade attack on Parliament 18 August 1987 Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Colombo Western 2 [3]
Assassination of Harsha Abeywardena23 December 1987 Wellawatte, Colombo Colombo Western 4 [4]
Assassination of Vijaya Kumaranatunga 16 February 1988 Colombo Colombo Western 2 [5] [6]
Kathiresan temple bombing16 February 1988 Bambalapitiya, Colombo Colombo Western 10+ [7]
Udugampola family massacre24 July 1988Poddala Galle Southern 5 [8]
Grandpass rally attack17 October 1988 Grandpass, Colombo Colombo Western 3 [9]
Kadawatte rally attack2 December 1988Kadawatte Colombo Western 4 [9]
Poojapiya massacre25 January 1989Poojapiya, Katugastota Kandy Central 6 [10]
Temple of the Tooth attack 8 February 1989 Kandy Kandy Central 2-5 [11]
Assassination of Stanley Wijesundera 8 March 1989 Colombo Colombo Western 1 [12]
Kataragama bombingJuly 1989 Kataragama Moneragala Uva 15 [13] [14]
Assassination of Thevis Guruge 23 July 19891 [12]
Assassination of Premakeerthi de Alwis 31 July 1989 Colombo Colombo Western 1 [15]
Assassination of Chandratne Patuwathavithane 14 September 19891 [12]

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References

  1. ↑ Doctor, planter, soldier and patriot-Colonel Dr.Ranjana W. Seneviratne,Daily news (Saturday, 7 May 2011)
  2. ↑ Jayatilleke, Dayan (25 January 2006). "The JVP and 'Pol Potism'". Sanagam.org. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Bomb Attack on Parliament Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine , Daily News
  4. ↑ "UNP Chairman Gunned Down" (PDF). Tamil Times . VII (2): 3. January 1988. ISSN   0266-4488.
  5. ↑ "Vijaya Kumaranatunga Assassinated" (PDF). Tamil Times . VII (3): 3. February 1988. ISSN   0266-4488.
  6. ↑ Devolution only solution - CBK - Saroj Pathirana, BBC Sinhala Service
  7. ↑ "Bomb Attack on Hindu Temple" (PDF). Tamil Times . VII (3): 19. February 1988. ISSN   0266-4488.
  8. ↑ Bush, Kenneth (9 December 2003). The Intra-Group Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: Learning to Read Between the Lines. Springer. p. 225. ISBN   978-0-230-59782-2.
  9. 1 2 "JVP Turns its Guns and Bombs Against SLMP" (PDF). Tamil Times . VIII (1): 19. December 1988. ISSN   0266-4488.
  10. ↑ "USA candidate and family killed" (PDF). Tamil Times . VIII (3): 8. February 1989. ISSN   0266-4488.
  11. ↑ JVP can’t deny they attacked the Dalada Maligawa using firearms — Diyawadana Nilame, The Island
  12. 1 2 3 Dilrukshi Handunnetti and Ranjith Jayasundera (10 February 2008). "JVP's double take on the 13th Amendment". Sunday Leader. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Murugan-Shaitan Showdown, Patrick Harrigan interviews Swami Siva-Kalki, The Sunday Times, August 19, 1990
  14. ↑ Collected Bodhi Leaves, page 183
  15. ↑ Seneviratne, Malinda (31 July 2010). "Premakeerthi de Alwis and colours that remain unnamed". Daily News. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
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