List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

The following is a list of notable attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a Sri Lankan Marxist-Leninist, communist group.

Attacks in chronological order

AttackDateLocationDistrictProvinceDeathtollRefs Assassination of Rex De Costa Deniyaya Matara Southern Doctor, planter, soldier and patriot-Colonel Dr.Ranjana W. Seneviratne, Daily news (Saturday, 7 May 2011) Assassination of Daya Pathirana Piliyandala Colombo Western Grenade attack on Parliament Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Colombo Western Bomb Attack on Parliament , Daily News Assassination of Harsha Abeywardena Wellawatte, Colombo Colombo Western Assassination of Vijaya Kumaranatunga Colombo Colombo Western Devolution only solution - CBK - Saroj Pathirana, BBC Sinhala Service Kathiresan temple bombing Bambalapitiya, Colombo Colombo Western + Udugampola family massacre Poddala Galle Southern Grandpass rally attack Grandpass, Colombo Colombo Western Kadawatte rally attack Kadawatte Colombo Western Poojapiya massacre Poojapiya, Katugastota Kandy Central Temple of the Tooth attack Kandy Kandy Central - JVP can’t deny they attacked the Dalada Maligawa using firearms — Diyawadana Nilame, The Island Assassination of Stanley Wijesundera Colombo Colombo Western Kataragama bombing Kataragama Moneragala Uva Murugan-Shaitan Showdown, Patrick Harrigan interviews Swami Siva-Kalki, The Sunday Times, August 19, 1990Collected Bodhi Leaves, page 183 Assassination of Thevis Guruge Assassination of Premakeerthi de Alwis Colombo Colombo Western Assassination of Chandratne Patuwathavithane

See also List of attacks attributed to the LTTE List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces

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