 During 1987 a new group emerged that was an offshoot of the JVP—the Patriotic Liberation Organization (Deshapremi Janatha Viyaparaya—DJV).The DJV claimed responsibility for the August 1987 assassination attempts against the president and prime minister.In addition, the group launched a campaign of intimidation against the ruling party, killing more than seventy members of Parliament between July and November.