Suicide Bombers
Attack was mainly carried out by three LTTE cadres. While one of them died immediately the rest were taken into custody by the police. The suicide bombers were:
- Raju (main bomber)
- Subramanium Vigneswaram alias Kittu
- Sivasamy Dharmendra alias Raju
Immediately after the bombing several tourists and local and foreign travel agencies received calls from Ellalan Force, a front organization of LTTE, to boycott Sri Lanka.
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