With the death toll rising to nine in the attempted LTTE suicide attack on Army Commander Tuesday (25) afternoon, authorities at Colombo Military Hospital and Colombo National hospital on Wednesday (26) morning finalized the identification process of the dead and the injured, many of who are receiving treatment at Intensive Care Units.

An LTTE woman suicide bomber, entering the premises as a fake pregnant woman blew herself up near the Military hospital entrance on Tuesday (25) afternoon at about 1.30 p.m. when the Army Commander was proceeding for his lunch. The suicidal blast excluding the bomber has as of Wednesday (26) afternoon caused nine deaths. Twenty-seven Army and civil personnel received injuries in the explosion.

Sergeant W. A. M. Priyantha, (S/34753), - 4th Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment, Corporal K. Warusawithana, (S/2L00040) - 2nd (Volunteer) Sri Lanka Army Medical Corps, Lance Corporal O. K. D. P. Viraj (S/676049) — 3rd Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police, Lance Corporal G. M. S. L. Jagath (S/408689) — Gemunu Watch, Lance Corporal D. M. S. Sunil Rajarathne (S/34196) — 1st Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment, Private W. D. S. K. Devasurendre (S/409111) — 7th Gemunu Watch, Private Daminda Attanayake (S/602069) — Sri Lanka Army Ordnance Corps and the civilian, Ms. Nirupa Priyangani of Kurunegala died on the spot and Corporal Y. L. A. C. R. Yakandawala, (S/675382) — 1st Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police succumbed to his injuries at Colombo National Hospital Wednesday (26) morning.

Lieutenant General G. S. C. Fonseka, Commander of the Army, Major P. Wickramasinghe (O/62317) - Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment, Major M. P. Ramanayake (O/3389) — 14th Sri Lanka Light Infantry, Major Chaminda Edirisinghe (O/3845) — 14th Sri Lanka National Guard, Staff Sergeant J. M. S. Wijesooriya (S/82752) — 1st Sri Lanka Army Service Corps, Staff Sergeant S. M. D. Deshapriya, (S/42925) - 4th Gemunu Watch, Sergeant H. G. D. Jayantha Kumara, (S/550731) — 1st Commando Regiment, Sergeant G. W. Ruwan Kumara (S/90921) - 2nd Sri Lanka Corps of Military Police, Corporal H. Pradeep Kumara (S/401268) — 5th Gemunu Watch, Corporal S. H. Sisira Karunaratne (S/00099) — 2nd Vijayabahu Infantry Regiment, Lance Corporal N. H. Silva (S/605509) — 1st Sri Lanka Army Medical Corp, Lance Corporal D. A. P. Seneviratne (S/553765) — 1st Commando Regiment, Lance Corporal A. M. A. Susantha Kumara, (S/553785) - 1st Commando Regiment, Lance Corporal P. D. M. Pathirage, (S/552247) - 1st Commando Regiment, Lance Corporal P. H. Pushpa Kumara, (S/460791) — 1st Gajaba Regiment, Lance Corporal G. K. Sarath (S/00427) — 2nd Sri Lanka Army Service Corps, Rifleman, R. M. U. Kumarasiri (S/366578) — 4th Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment, Private P. Keerthiratne (S/307378) — 4th Sri Lanka Light Infantry, Private L. S. K. Silva (S/02239) — 5 Sri Lanka Light Infantry, Private K. M. C. L. Bandara (S/464620) - 4th Gajaba Regiment, Private K. Anuradasa (S/360347) — 4th Sri Lanka Sinha Regiment, Private W. P. Ruwan Kumara (S/01114) — 12th Sri Lanka National Guard, Private J. R. Rajapakse (S/379084) — 7th Field Sri Lanka Engineers, Private R. G. S. Ranjith Kumara (S/412527) — 7th Gemunu Watch, Private Sithara Gunatilake, (S/59427) — 1st Sri Lanka Army Women’s Corps, Goonaratne (Civil) and W. G. Sunitha Rajapaksa (Civil) are among the total of 27 personnel injured in the LTTE suicide attack.