Its 29 years today, when the dreadful attack was carried out by
the merciless terrorists on Wesak Day. It was on a day like today in the year 1985 that these terrorists carried out an assault on devotees who were praying at the Jaya Sri Mahabodhi.
Since it was Wesak Full Moon Poya Day, like today that devotees descended upon the Jaya Sri Mahabodhi to pay obeisance by participating in Pinkamas and observing Sil. However, by that time something unknown was happening in the Eluvankulama forest area in Puttalam. Attired in military uniforms, a group of tiger terrorists had embarked an SLTB bus and shot and killed the driver, the conductor and the only passenger in the bus. Along with these bodies, the terrorists were gradually approaching the Anuradhapura Sacred Area.
Devotees thronging the Sacred Area were increasing. But a very clam situation was being experienced in the Sacred Area. Instantly the situation changed and the gun fire sounds were being heard in the entire area. The terrorists who had come in this bus and started opening fire at the innocent devotees who were participating in religious observances. Not only the devotees in the Upper and Lower Chambers, but these atrocious tiger terrorists also killed small children.
The number of lives grabbed by the terrorists in these savage attacks was 146. Another 85 innocent civilians sustained serious injuries. The dark era which was rife with such despicable assaults was brought to an end on 18th May 2009.
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