7 October 2008
Hindu
Ex-General killed in Anuradhapura blast
COLOMBO: A retired Major General and United National Party (UNP) leader of the North Central Province Janaka Perera was among the 28 killed in a suspected LTTE suicide blast at the newly opened party office in Anuradhapura on Monday. The blast left 90 people injured. There was no word from the Tigers on the carnage. Evidence suggests that only the LTTE could deploy such suicide cadre (Black Tigers). The Tigers have the tradition of annually honouring suicide cadres. The toll in the powerful blast is expected to climb as at least 15 of the injured are in critical condition. Among others who died were the General's wife and several prominent members of the party Source: http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/07/stories/2008100755961300.htm

7 October 2008
Tamilnet
Janaka Perera assassinated, blast kills 28 in Anuradhapura
Opposition Leader of the United National Party in North Central Province, Maj. Gen (retd.) Janaka Perera and his wife, a former Sri Lanka Army officer, were killed in a bomb blast in Anuradhapura Monday morning around 8:45. Around 28 persons were killed and 80 wounded in the blast, Police said. An attacker, strapped with hidden explosives, embraced the former commander killing himself and several others, initial reports said. Janaka Perera was the UNP candidate for the Chief Minister post in 2008 Provincial Elections in North Central Province, which was marred by violence. Maj. Gen. (retd.) Janaka PereraAnuradhapura district organiser Dr. Rajah Johnpulle, a Tamil UNP activist whose home and dispensary were set on fire by UPFA supporters in August, his wife, and several UNP activists were also killed in the blast. 15 of the 80 wounded were in critical condition, according to medical sources. 300 participants were at the site of the blast Source: http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=27115