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Word: bus (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...army cordoned off the area around the bus terminal, and police imposed a curfew on the Colombo district...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bomb Blast in Sri Lanka 150 Killed, 200 Injured | 4/22/1987 | See Source »

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka--A car bomb exploded yesterday at the crowded main bus terminal in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital, and officials said as many as 150 people were killed and more than 200 were injured...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bomb Blast in Sri Lanka 150 Killed, 200 Injured | 4/22/1987 | See Source »

Shortly after the explosion, mobs of Sinhalese civilians stoned Tamil-owned shops about a half-mile from the bus terminal. Police dispersed the crowd...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bomb Blast in Sri Lanka 150 Killed, 200 Injured | 4/22/1987 | See Source »

...United News of India said some witnesses at the scene said the bomb apparently was in a car parked in front of a branch of the Bank of Ceylon near the bus terminal. Police said they could not immediately confirm the report...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Bomb Blast in Sri Lanka 150 Killed, 200 Injured | 4/22/1987 | See Source »

...little more than two hours from the curtain, Burns slams shut the back door of a truck and drives home the lock in a single move. "We gone," he shouts. It is time to get back on the bus. Bloomington, Ind., lies just a few hours ahead...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Iowa: Rolling Toward Peoria | 4/20/1987 | See Source »

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