Deadliest Attacks
| Attack | Date | Location | Death toll | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers | 11 June 1990 | Eastern Province | 600-774 | |
| Kattankudy mosque massacre | 3 August 1990 | Kattankudy, Batticaloa District | 147 | |
| Anuradhapura massacre | 14 May 1985 | Anuradhapura, Anuradhapura District | 146 | |
| Habarana bus massacre | 17 April 1987 | Habarana, Anuradhapura District | 127 | |
| October 1995 Eastern Sri Lanka massacres | 16 October 1995 | Eastern Province | 120 | |
| Central Bus Station Bombing | 21 April 1987 | Pettah, Colombo, Colombo District | 116 | |
| Palliyagodella massacre | 15 October 1991 | Palliyagodella, Polonnaruwa District | 109 | |
| 2006 Digampathana bombing | 16 October 2006 | Digampathaha, Matale District | 92–103 | |
| Central Bank bombing | 31 January 1996 | Colombo, Colombo District | 91 | |
| Kebithigollewa massacre | 15 June 2006 | Kebithigollewa, Anuradhapura District | 66 | |
| Dehiwala train bombing (1996) | 24 July 1996 | Dehiwala, Colombo District | 64 | |
| Kent and Dollar Farm massacres | 30 November 1984 | Mullaitivu District | 62 | |
| Lionair Flight 602 | 29 September 1998 | off the cost of Mannar District | 55 | |
| Gonagala massacre | 18 September 1999 | Gonagala, Ampara District | 54 | |
| Kallarawa massacre | 25 May 1995 | Kallarawa, Trincomalee District | 42 | |
| Aranthalawa Massacre | 2 July 1987 | Aranthalawa, Ampara District | 35 | |
| Air Lanka Flight 512 | 3 May 1986 | Bandaranaike International Airport, Gampaha District | 21 | |
| 1998 Temple of the Tooth attack | 25 January 1998 | Temple of the Tooth, Kandy | 17 | |
| Kokilai massacre | 1 December 1984 | Kokilai, Mullaitivu District | 11 | |
| Gomarankadawala massacre | 23 April 2006 | Gomarankadawala, Trincomalee District | 6 | |
| 2009 suicide air raid on Colombo | 20 February 2009 | Colombo, Colombo District | 2 |
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