Railway employees have urged the Railway Minister to strengthen security at all major railway stations following the bomb explosion in a train at Dehiwela, the All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union (ACREGU) said.
Nine railway commuters died and more than 70 were injured when a parcel bomb exploded in a Panadura bound train at Dehiwela last [...]
Secretary, All Ceylon Railway Employees General Union (ACREGU) Sumathipala Manawadu told The Morning Leader that the Railway Ministry’s failure to provide protection to train commuters led to the latest disaster on Monday that claimed nine lives.
“Subsequent to the February 3 suicide bomb attack at the Fort Railway Station that killed 14 and injured more than [...]
Train services on the Matale line between Kandy and Matale have been suspended until further notice following last night’s bomb explosion. The bomb, which exploded yesterday night around 11:40, had been placed under one of the supporting pillars of the railway bridge in Navayalatenna, Katugastota.
No casualties were caused by the bomb explosion, since trains don’t run [...]
Following this sunday’s suicide bomb attack at the Fort Railway Station that killed 14 and injured more than 100 railway commuters the railway employees are now up in arms against Railway Minister, Dulles Alahapperuma’s failure to provide adequate security at the Fort and Maradana Railway Stations.
On January 16, the Organisation for Protection of the Properties [...]
Transport Minister, Dullas Alahapperuma who rushed to the scene said the explosion was obviously the work of LTTE terrorists who were breathing their last.
He explained that the LTTE had become helpless today and their communication was lost and therefore they were engaged in terror activities setting off bombs. “Terrorist who are battered and breathing their [...]
On the day of this tragedy, my eldest daughter rushed for the earlier train, and made her way home safely.
When she got off the train and was walking up the Angulana station Rd. We herd the sound of the blast, but we didn’t know what it was.
Then people were getting restless and we were told [...]
A minor bomb exploded at the Colombo Fort Railway Station today (11/01/2008) around 7.35 PM this evening. According to the available information, one person suffered minor injuries due to the explosion and was admitted to the Colombo National Hospital. The explosion took place during peak travel hours on the seventh platform.
The Police suspects that the [...]
The Colombo-Trincomalee night mail train is the common mode of transport of the residents of Trincomalee .
On December 18, Tigers targeted the Trincomalee Night Mail and exploded a claymore bomb within 800 metres of the Kantale Railway station, ripping apart the engine though none of the passengers were injured.
Meanwhile, Kantale police station is situated in [...]
