http://www.dailynews.lk/2012/01/31/sec01.asp

LTTE: a trail of atrocities
Attack on Central Bank 16 years ago :
It was a day of fire and ash. A day when carnage reined supreme. A day when Colombo was struck with shock and disbelief. On January 31, 1996, the whole of Sri Lanka was given a dose of reality at how real the terrorist threat was.
It was the day that the truth dawned in the minds of all Sri Lankans that the LTTE would kill again and again.
Today, marks the 16th anniversary when 86 people lost their lives including 41 Central Bank employees and 1,338 were injured. The cause of this was the LTTE.
Ishara Jayawardane