Sri Lanka

The LTTE began using suicide bombs in the late 1980s in Sri Lanka

On July 5, 1987 an explosives-laden truck was driven into a Sri Lankan Army Barracks, killing 55 soldiers

The Black Tigers were the world leaders in suicide terrorism from 1980 to 2003. Time Magazine describe the LTTE as ‘the most successful terrorist organization in the world.’

Of the 137 suicide bombings carried out by the LTTE, two were high profile assassinations: the Sri Lankan Prime Minister, Ranasinghe Premadasa, and the Indian Prime Minister, Rajiv Gandhi.