On January 16, 2007 (the 28th lunar winter month), a bus in Sri Lanka exploded in southeastern Sri Lanka that morning.

On January 16, 2007, a Sri Lankan bus exploded that morning in the southeastern region of Estonia, killing at least 24 people and injuring 66.

The day of the attack was the day the ceasefire agreement signed by the government and the Tamil Islam Liberation Tiger Organization (TIGO) officially ceased to apply.The international community is concerned that the ceasefire agreement could bring more suffering to the people of Sri Lanka, who have already suffered from war.