Notable Successes
In May 1991, a woman Tiger who had allegedly been raped by Indian Peace Keeping Force soldiers blew herself up, killing former Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, along with 16 bystanders.
On 1 May 1993, another Black Tiger assassinated Sri Lankan President Ranasinghe Premadasa and 23 others during a May Day parade.
In July 2001, 14 Black Tigers attacked Bandaranaike International Airport, causing an estimated of $350 million USD worth of damage, mainly to military and civilian aircraft.
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