In January, 2007, several bus bombs were set off in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...

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• The first was on Friday, 5 January 2007, at about 18:30(Local), during the evening rush hour
  Rush hour
  A rush hour or peak hour is a part of the day during which traffic congestion on roads and crowding on public transport is at its highest. Normally, this happens twice a day—once in the morning and once in the evening, the times during when the most people commute...
  
  , near Nittambuwa
  Nittambuwa
  Nittambuwa is a town situated in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka....
  
  , 40 km N.E. of the capital Colombo
  Colombo
  Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
  
  . It used approx. 2 kilograms (4.41 pounds) of explosives, killed 6 people and injured at least 30. 80 people were on board at the time. 10 people were detained for questioning, with regards to this bombing, however, as yet no charges have been lodged.

During the same morning the military had stated that they had performed several raids in the fourth day of action against several rebel sites in the north and northwest, and it was reported that 16 civilians had been killed during the attacks.

• The second was on Saturday 6 January 2007, at around 14:40(Local), near Hikkaduwa
  Hikkaduwa
  Hikkaduwa is a small town on the south coast of Sri Lanka. It is located in the Southern Province, about 17 km north-west of Galle. Hikkaduwa is famous for its beach, surfing, corals and night life....
  
  , some distance south of the capital, and killed 15 people and injured dozens more. The Sri Lankan Police blamed the attack on LTTE citing that the suspected one of the dead was a suicide bomber. http://archive.gulfnews.com/articles/07/01/07/10095117.html. The LTTE denied responsibility.

This explosion followed three bombings, earlier in the day in the north, which killed five, one civilian and four soldiers.

See also

• 2007 Padahuthurai bombing
  Padahuthurai bombing
  The Padahuthurai bombing or Illuppaikadavai bombing happened on January 2, 2007 when the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed what they claimed to be rebel LTTE naval base in Illuppaikadavai in Northern Sri Lanka...
  
  
• Terrorist attacks attributed to the LTTE