JOC bombing

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The JOC bombing was a suicide car bomb on June 21, 1991, during rush hour in Flower Road outside the building housing the Joint Operations Command (JOC) of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces in 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]

LocationFlower Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
DateJune 21, 1991
Rush hour – (UTC+5:00)
Attack type
suicide car bomb
Deaths60[1]
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JOC bombing
LocationFlower Road, Colombo, Sri Lanka
DateJune 21, 1991
Rush hour – (UTC+5:00)
Attack type
suicide car bomb
Deaths60[1]
Injured85 civilians[1]
PerpetratorsLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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