64 people are killed in a mine attack on a bus in Kebithigollawa, in Anuradhapura, allegedly detonated by the LTTE.
Sources
Sri Lanka bus blast kills dozens, BBC, 15 June 2006; Sri Lanka launches second day of strikes on Tigers, Reuters, 16 June 2006
Quotations
“This is the most barbaric attack of the Tigers – we have to seriously consider the ceasefire agreement and possibly restructure it,” Keheliya Rambukwella, Government spokesman.
“The Sri Lankan armed forces are using various paramilitary groups. They are engaged in a lot of claymore attacks, penetrative attacks, against the LTTE, against the Tamil civilians, in the north-east. Directly targeting civilians…cannot be justified under any circumstances,” LTTE spokesman.
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