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Parliament of Sri Lanka

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Parliament of Sri Lanka From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව இலங்கை பாராளுமன்றம் 15th Sri Lankan Parliament Type Type Unicameral Leadership Speaker Karu Jayasuriya, UNP Since 1 September 2015 Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri Secretary General Dhammika Dasanayake Since 18 August 2015 Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP Leader of the Opposition R. Sampanthan, ITAK Structure Seats 225 Political groups Government (140)    UNFGG (106)    UPFA (Pro-Sirisena) (33)    SLMC (1) Opposition (85)    UPFA (Pro-Rajapaksa) (62)    TNA (16)  ...

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View source for Somaweera Chandrasiri ← Somaweera Chandrasiri Jump to navigation Jump to search You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reasons: You are currently unable to edit Wikipedia. Editing from your IP address range (2A02:4780:BAD:0:0:0:0:0/48) has been blocked (disabled) on all Wikimedia wikis until 14:52, 20 April 2020 by -revi (meta.wikimedia.org) for the following reason: Open proxy: Leaky webhost: Contact stewards if you're affected This block began on 14:52, 20 April 2018 You can contact -revi to discuss the block and you may make unblock requests or file appeals at meta:Steward requests/Global. Your current IP address is 2a02:4780:bad:16:fced:1ff:fe16:493. Please include all above details in any queries you make. You are currently unable to edit Wikipedia. You are still able to view pages , but you are not currently able to edit, move, or create them. Editing from 2A02:4780:0:0:0:0:0:0/32 has bee...

Time bomb

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Time bomb From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search For other uses, see Time bomb (disambiguation). Aftermath of the Grand Hotel bombing in Brighton (1984) which was targeted at British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the result of a time bomb which had been placed in the hotel nearly a month before it detonated. Thatcher escaped harm, though 5 others perished and 31 were injured. A time bomb (or a timebomb, time-bomb ) is a bomb whose detonation is triggered by a timer. The use (or attempted use) of time bombs has been for various purposes including insurance fraud, terrorism, assassination, sabotage and warfare. They are a popular feature in fictional thriller and action films as they offer a way of imparting a dramatic sense of urgency. Contents 1 Construction 2 Types 3 List of notable incidents involving time bombs 4 Time bombs in fiction 5 See also 6 References Construction [ edit ] Diagram of a s...