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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 (en)
  • Attentat du temple de la Dent de 1998 (fr)
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  • 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. (en)
  • L'attentat du temple de la Dent est une attentat-suicide au camion piégé visant le temple de la Dent, situé à Kandy au Sri Lanka, le 25 janvier 1998. L'attaque fait 17 morts. Le sanctuaire, qui est considéré comme important pour les bouddhistes au Sri Lanka, abrite la relique de la dent du Bouddha, et c'est également un site du patrimoine mondial. En 1998, il a été attaqué par des Tigres de libération de l'Îlam tamoul (en anglais : Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, LTTE), couramment appelés en français les Tigres tamouls, une organisation qui a par ailleurs combattu pour créer un État tamoul indépendant dans le nord et l'est du pays de 1983 à 2009. (fr)
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