JOC bombing
| JOC bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | Flower Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Date |
June 21, 1991 Rush hour – (UTC+5:00) |
Attack type | suicide car bomb |
| Deaths | 60[1] |
Non-fatal injuries | 85 civilians[1] |
Suspected perpetrators | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers)[1] |
The JOC bombing was a suicide car bomb on June 21, 1991, during rush hour in Flower Road out side the building housing the Joint Operations Command (JOC) of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces in the suburbs of Colombo, Sri Lanka. The attack was carried out by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) with 60 killed including 20 civilians and 85 civilians injured.[2]
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