1998 Temple of the Tooth attack
1998 Temple of the Tooth attack is an attack on the Temple of the Tooth Relic, located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The shrine, which is considered to be important to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha, and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. In 1998, it was attacked by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist militant organization which fought to create an independent Tamil state in Northern and Eastern parts of the country, from 1983 to 2009.
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1998 Temple of the Tooth attack
1998 Temple of the Tooth attack is an attack on the Temple of the Tooth Relic, located in Kandy, Sri Lanka. The shrine, which is considered to be important to the Buddhists in Sri Lanka, houses the relic of the tooth of the Buddha, and is also a UNESCO designated World Heritage Site. In 1998, it was attacked by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a separatist militant organization which fought to create an independent Tamil state in Northern and Eastern parts of the country, from 1983 to 2009.
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1998 Temple of the Tooth attac ...... he country, from 1983 to 2009.
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L'attentat du temple de la Den ...... l'est du pays de 1983 à 2009.
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Damage caused to the Temple of the Tooth
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1998-01-25
February 2019
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Kandy, Sri Lanka
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To undermine preparations for the 50th independence day anniversary of Sri Lanka
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1998 Temple of the Tooth attac ...... he country, from 1983 to 2009.
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L'attentat du temple de la Den ...... l'est du pays de 1983 à 2009.
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1998 Temple of the Tooth attack
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Attentat du temple de la Dent de 1998
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