Sri Lanka Central Bank Truck Bombing Kills 86, Injures 1,400 January 31, 1996
An explosives-filled truck rams into the gates of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka in Colombo, killing at least 86 people and injuring 1,400.
Date: January 31, 1996
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