What the records say
- When
- 11 Nov 1985
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 30
- Coordinates
- 8.45° N, 81.27° E
- Description
- mass killing in Sri Lanka
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1985 Muttur massacre
Mass killing in Sri Lanka
1985 Muttur massacre was a mass killing of Tamil civilians in the town of Muttur in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The massacre occurred when all three divisions of the Sri Lankan military attacked the town by land, air and sea. The motive of the attacks was deliberately aimed at slaughtering ethnic Tamils, who formed the local population in the region. The killings lasted from 8 to 10 November of 1985.
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