- Title: SRI LANKA: Two dead after grenades thrown into mosque
- Date: 19th November 2005
- Summary: (BN04) AKKARAIPATTU, EASTERN SRI LANKA (NOVEMBER 18, 2005) (REUTERS) PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE MOSQUE SOON AFTER THE INCIDENT (2 SHOTS) INJURED BEEN TREATED INSIDE THE MOSQUE (3 SHOTS) CROWD MOVING FORWARD INJURED BEEN CARRIED TO AMBULANCES (2 SHOTS) PEOPLE OUTSIDE THE MOSQUE
- Embargoed: 4th December 2005 12:00
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- Location: Sri Lanka
- Country: Sri Lanka
- Topics: Crime / Law Enforcement
- Reuters ID: LVA2B9Y6MRFBJ3W0VRLCYKYBW6KH
- Story Text: Two people were killed and 30 injured when two hand grenades were thrown into a mosque in eastern Sri Lanka during dawn prayers on Friday (November 18).
Tamil Tiger rebels are being blamed for the attack in the town of Akkaraipattu.
It came just a day after the island's presidential election, which saw sporadic violence in the east of the country and was boycotted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels.
They've been battling for a homeland for the island's minority Tamils since 1984 in a civil war which has cost 64,000 lives.
A ceasefire was signed in 2002 but is increasingly being violated. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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