The following are notable

terrorist incident Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of criminal violence to provoke a state of terror or fear, mostly with the intention to achieve political or religious aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violen ...

s (non-state) that have happened in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

. The list is in chronological order and it does not include attacks to military bases or military personnel, who were engaged in duty during the Sri Lankan civil war or JVP insurrections. A number of terrorists attacks have occurred in Sri Lanka, specially during the periods of civil war (1983-2009) and the second JVP insurrection (1987 -1989). Sri Lanka is one of the nations which has experienced some of the worst terrorist attacks that have occurred worldwide, with 100 or more fatalities over the last 100 years.Map of worst terrorist attacks worldwide: 100 or more fatalities
Robert JohnstonBeyond Fear: Thinking Sensibly About Security in an Uncertain World
Bruce Schneier, pg 240

Incidents by decade

1980s

1990s

2000s

2010s

See also

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