Air Lanka Flight UL512
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| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Date | May 03, 1986 |
| Type | Terrorist bombing |
| Site | Bandaranaike International Airport |
| Passengers | 128 |
| Crew | 20 |
| Injuries | 41 |
| Fatalities | 21 |
| Survivors | 129 |
| Aircraft type | Tristar |
| Operator | Air Lanka |
| Flight origin | London Gatwick Airport, London, England, United Kingdom  |
| Stopover | Zurich, Switzerland  |
| Last stopover | Bandaranaike International Airport, Colombo, Sri Lanka  |
| Destination | Male, Maldives  |
Air Lanka Flight UL512 was a Air Lanka Tristar which had arrived at Bandaranaike International Airport from London Gatwick Airport via Zurich, Dubai and was about to fly on to the Maldives Islands in the Indian Ocean when the explosion ripped the plane in two. The flight carryed mainly French, British and Japanese tourists. 21 people were killed on the plane which included 13 foreigners - of whom 2 British, 2 German, 3 French, 2 Japanese, 1 Maldivian and 1 Pakistani and injuring 41.[1]
The bomb may have been placed in crates of meat and vegetables being freighted to the Republic of Maldives. It is believed the bomb was planted by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to sabotage peace talks between the Tamils and the Sri Lankan government. A search of the aircraft the next day uncovered a parcel containing uniforms with the insignia of the Black Tigers, the commando wing of LTTE, the fiercest of the Tamil guerrilla groups.[1][2]
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "1986: Bomb kills 21 in Sri Lanka", BBC. Retrieved on 2008-04-30.
- ^ Commercial Airliner Bombings
