What the records say
- When
- 1989
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 7.30° N, 80.70° E
- Description
- attacks on villages in Sri Lanka
1989 Kandy massacre
Attacks on villages in Sri Lanka
The 1989 Kandy massacre was a series of retaliatory attacks on the villages of Menikhinna, Arangala, Mahawatta, and Kundasale in the Kandy District of the Central Province, Sri Lanka during the 1987–1989 JVP insurrection.
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