▁attacked ▁the ▁Sin hal ese ▁and ▁Muslim ▁villages ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁in ▁mass ac res ▁of ▁civ ili ans ▁as ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁campaign ▁to ▁control ▁territory . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁F BI , ▁L T TE ▁was ▁a ▁milit ant ▁group ▁that ▁has ▁perfect ed ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁suic ide ▁bomb ings , ▁invent ed ▁the ▁suic ide ▁bel t ▁and ▁pione ered ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁women ▁in ▁suic ide ▁attacks . ▁The ▁F BI ▁also ▁claim ▁they ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁group ▁to ▁assass inate ▁two ▁world ▁leaders . ▁Since ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁the ▁group ▁has ▁conducted ▁approximately ▁two ▁hundred ▁suic ide ▁attacks . ▁Target s ▁have ▁included ▁trans it ▁hub s , ▁shr ines , ▁and ▁office ▁buildings . ▁Bey ond ▁suic ide ▁bomb ings , ▁the ▁L T TE ▁has ▁used ▁conventional ▁bomb s ▁and ▁Clay more ▁mines ▁to ▁attack ▁political ▁and ▁civil ian ▁targets , ▁and ▁has ▁g unn ed ▁down ▁both ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁officials ▁and ▁civ ili ans . ▁ ▁The ▁attacks ▁of ▁J VP ▁and ▁its ▁military ▁wing ▁DJ V ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁J VP ▁ins urre ction ▁were ▁not ▁as ▁dead ly ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁attacks ▁of ▁L T TE , ▁but ▁occurred ▁in ▁a ▁higher ▁frequency ▁in ▁many ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁country . ▁Some ▁of ▁the ▁notable ▁attacks ▁of ▁J VP / D J V ▁includes ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁gr en ade ▁attack ▁in ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Parliament ,