On this day in 1988 three suicide bombers crashed a truck through the gates of Sri Lanka’s holiest Buddhist temple, killing 8 other people, wounding 23
Tag: Buddhism
On this day in 1985, Islamist terrorists placed 11 bombs on the 8th century Borobudur Buddhist temple in Central Java, the oldest structure in the world.
In our continuing series on religious terrorism it is time to look at Buddhist extremist violence. Yes, you read that right: Buddhists advocating killing. Have a listen!