What the records say
- When
- 7 Feb 1976
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 11
- Coordinates
- 8.00° N, 80.00° E
- Description
- attacks on Sri Lankan Muslims by Sinhalese mobs and police
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
The source
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