List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna explained

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

scope=col width=300px	Attack	scope=col	Date	scope=col width=200px	Location	scope=col	District	scope=col	Province	scope=col	Death toll	scope=col width=50px class=unsortable	Refs
						^[1]
						^[2]
						^[3]
Assassination of Harsha Abeywardena						^[4]
						^[5] ^[6]
Kathiresan temple bombing					+	^[7]
Udugampola family massacre		Poddala				^[8]
Grandpass rally attack						^[9]
Kadawatte rally attack		Kadawatte
Poojapiya massacre						^[10]
					-	^[11]
						^[12]
Kataragama bombing						^[13] ^[14]
						^[15]

See also

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

Notes and References

1. http://archives.dailynews.lk/2011/05/07/fea50.asp Doctor, planter, soldier and patriot
2. Web site: The JVP and 'Pol Potism' . Sanagam.org . January 25, 2006 . 11 April 2014 . Jayatilleke, Dayan.
3. http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=features/bomb-attack-parliament Bomb Attack on Parliament
4. UNP Chairman Gunned Down. Tamil Times. January 1988. VII. 2. 3. 0266-4488.
5. Vijaya Kumaranatunga Assassinated. Tamil Times. February 1988. VII. 3. 3. 0266-4488.
6. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2008/02/080219_chandrika_vijaya.shtml Devolution only solution - CBK
7. Bomb Attack on Hindu Temple. Tamil Times. February 1988. VII. 3. 19. 0266-4488.
8. Book: Bush . Kenneth . The Intra-Group Dimensions of Ethnic Conflict in Sri Lanka: Learning to Read Between the Lines . December 9, 2003 . Springer . 978-0-230-59782-2 . 225 .
9. JVP Turns its Guns and Bombs Against SLMP. Tamil Times. December 1988. VIII. 1. 19. 0266-4488.
10. USA candidate and family killed. Tamil Times. February 1989. VIII. 3. 8. 0266-4488.
11. http://www.island.lk/2001/11/25/news02.html JVP can’t deny they attacked the Dalada Maligawa using firearms — Diyawadana Nilame
12. Web site: JVP's double take on the 13th Amendment . Sunday Leader . Feb 10, 2008 . 11 April 2014 . Dilrukshi Handunnetti and Ranjith Jayasundera.
13. http://kataragama.org/sages/murugan-shaitan_showdown.htm Murugan-Shaitan Showdown
14. https://books.google.com/books?id=NQ4VBgAAQBAJ&dq=kataragama+JVP+attack+1989&pg=PA183 Collected Bodhi Leaves
15. Web site: Premakeerthi de Alwis and colours that remain unnamed . Daily News . 31 July 2010 . 11 March 2014 . Seneviratne, Malinda.