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| has gloss | eng: The 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament took place on August 18, 1987, when an assailant hurled 2 grenades into a room where government Members of Parliament were meeting. The grenades bounced off the table at which Sri Lankan President J. R. Jayawardene and Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa were sitting, and rolled away. A Member of Parliament and a Ministry secretary were killed by the explosions. |
| lexicalization | eng: 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament |
| instance of | c/Terrorist attacks attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
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| media:img | J R Jayewardene.jpg |
| media:img | Lanka99-01-jvp4.jpg |
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