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In January, 2007, several bus bombs were set off in Sri Lanka. Image File history File links Sri-Lanka-Bus_Bombings-2007. ... Image File history File links Sri-Lanka-Bus_Bombings-2007. ... Image File history File links Current_event_marker. ... January is the first month of the year and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• The first was on Friday, 5 January 2007, at about 18:30(Local), during the evening rush hour, near Nittambuwa, 40Km N.E. of the capital 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. January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rush hour at Tokyo Station, Yamanote Line A rush hour is a part of the day with busy traffic and hence traffic congestion on the roads and crowded public transport; normally the two periods in a day when people are travelling to or from work or school. ... KM, Km, or km may stand for: Khmer language (ISO 639 alpha-2, km) Kilometre Kinemantra Meditation Knowledge management KM programming language KM Culture, Korean Movie Maker. ... Map of Colombo with its administrative districts Coordinates: District Colombo Division, Colombo District Mayor Uvaiz Mohammad Imitiyaz (Sri Lanka Freedom Party) Area    - City 14. ... This article is concerned solely with chemical explosives. ...

• The second was on Saturday 6 January 2007, at around 14:40(Local), near Hikkaduwa, some distance south of the capital, and killed 15 people and injured dozens more. One of the dead was suspected to be the suicide bomber.

This explosion followed three bombings, earlier in the day in the north, which killed five, one civilian and four soldiers. January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Hikkaduwa is a place on the south coast of Sri Lanka. ...

Both of the bus bombings were declared by the Sri Lankan government to be the work of the Tamil Tigers, however they refused to accept responsibility. No one officially claimed responsibility. There is currently a cease-fire effect. Tamil Tigers emblem The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), also known as the Tamil Tigers, is a military and political organization that has waged a violent secessionist campaign against the Sri Lankan Government since the 1970s in order to secure independence for the Tamil portions of Sri Lanka. ... An armistice is the effective end of a war, when the warring parties agree to stop fighting. ...

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