title: List of bombings in Sri Lanka
text: # List of bombings in Sri Lanka
  
  Following is a list of bombings in Sri Lanka:
  
  ## By militants
  
  ### Suicide attacks
  
  * Suicide bombings in Sri Lanka
  
  ### Other
  
  * Air Lanka Flight 512 - On 3 May 1986, a Lockheed L-1011 Tristar was destroyed on the ground by a hidden bomb attributed to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), killing 21 and injuring 41.
  * Colombo Central Bus Station bombing - 113 were killed on 21 April 1987.
  * 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament - On 18 August, a person threw two grenades into a room where a meeting was taking place, killing two. The police investigation concluded it was carried out by a member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna.
  * 1996 Dehiwala train bombing - Suitcase bombs were placed in four carriages of a commuter train, resulting in the deaths of 64 on 24 July.
  * 2008 Sri Lanka roadside bombings - A civilian bus and a military vehicle were bombed in two separate incidents on 16 January, resulting in a death toll of 32. The government blamed the LTTE.
  * 2008 Piliyandala bus bombing - The bombing of a commuter bus on 25 April resulted in 26 dead and at least 64 injured. The LTTE was blamed.
  
  ## By the military
  
  * Navaly church bombing - At least 125 civilians died when on 9 July 1995, the Sri Lanka Air Force struck the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly.
  * 1999 Puthukkudiyiruppu bombing - On 15 September, the Sri Lanka Air Force bombed a town under the control of the LLTE, killing at least 21.
  * Padahuthurai bombing - On 2 January 2007, the Sri Lanka Air Force attacked what they claimed was an LTTE naval base.
  
  ## Disputed
  
  * Nagerkovil school bombing - 34-71 civilians lost their lives on 22 September 1995. Tamil sources blamed the Sri Lanka Air Force, which denied responsibility.
  * Madhu school bus bombing - On 29 January 2008, a claymore mine struck a school bus, claiming 17 lives, including 11 schoolchildren in an LTTE-controlled area. The LTTE blamed the Sri Lanka Army, which denied responsibility.
  