11.   He also said that two female Tamil rebel suicide bombers carrying explosives were shot and killed near Welioya base.

12.   He became prime minister when his predecessor Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Tamil rebel suicide bomber.

13.   He took office when Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated by a Tamil rebel suicide bomber.

14.   In November, a suspected Tamil rebel suicide bomber blew himself up in Batticaloa, killing himself and three other people, police said.

15.   Last week, a suspected Tamil rebel suicide bomber jumped on to the car of a moderate Tamil leader and killed him in the Sri Lankan capital.

16.   Kumaratunga survived an attack by a suspected rebel suicide bomber in December.

17.   Police reportedly arrested two suspected Tamil rebel bombers, averting a possible bomb attack in Colombo, where an explosion rocked the business district last week.

18.   Rebel suicide bombers rammed an explosive-laden boat into a Sri Lankan navy vessel, killing at least nine sailors, a military official said Saturday.

19.   She was blinded in her right eye by a rebel suicide bomber and her attempt at peace talks failed when the rebels violated a cease-fire.

20.   The day before, a suspected rebel suicide bomber threw himself onto a police jeep in eastern Sri Lanka, killing himself and wounding three policemen.