List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
# List of attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

The following is a list of notable attacks on civilians attributed to the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), a Sri Lankan Marxist-Leninist, communist group.

## Attacks in chronological order

| Attack | Date | Location | District | Province | Death toll |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Assassination of Rex De Costa | 9 April 1971 | Deniyaya | Matara | Southern | 1 |
| Assassination of Daya Pathirana | 15 December 1986 | Piliyandala | Colombo | Western | 1 |
| Grenade attack on Parliament | 18 August 1987 | Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte | Colombo | Western | 2 |
| Assassination of Harsha Abeywardena | 23 December 1987 | Wellawatte, Colombo | Colombo | Western | 4 |
| Assassination of Vijaya Kumaranatunga | 16 February 1988 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | 2 |
| Kathiresan temple bombing | 16 February 1988 | Bambalapitiya, Colombo | Colombo | Western | 10+ |
| Udugampola family massacre | 24 July 1988 | Poddala | Galle | Southern | 5 |
| Grandpass rally attack | 17 October 1988 | Grandpass, Colombo | Colombo | Western | 3 |
| Kadawatte rally attack | 2 December 1988 | Kadawatte | Colombo | Western | 4 |
| Poojapiya massacre | 25 January 1989 | Poojapiya, Katugastota | Kandy | Central | 6 |
| Temple of the Tooth attack | 8 February 1989 | Kandy | Kandy | Central | 2-5 |
| Assassination of Stanley Wijesundera | 8 March 1989 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | 1 |
| Kataragama bombing | July 1989 | Kataragama | Moneragala | Uva | 15 |
| Assassination of Thevis Guruge | 23 July 1989 | | | | 1 |
| Assassination of Premakeerthi de Alwis | 31 July 1989 | Colombo | Colombo | Western | 1 |
| Assassination of Chandratne Patuwathavithane | 14 September 1989 | | | | 1 |
