At 0600 hrs Sri Lankan time on
25 January 1998 the Tamil Tiger terrorists blasted a high powered truck bomb in the city centre of Kandy, Sri Lankas ancient capital, killing scores of people and damaging the most revered 1000 year old world heritage site-the Temple of the Tooth. According to news from Kandy the number killed and injured is about 20 but not confirmed due to tight security measures...