What the records say
- When
- 9 Sep 1990
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 184
- Coordinates
- 7.72° N, 81.70° E
- Description
- killing of Tamil refugees by the Sri Lankan Army
1990 Batticaloa massacre
Killing of Tamil refugees by the Sri Lankan Army
The 1990 Batticaloa massacre, also known as the Sathurukondan massacre, was a massacre of at least 184 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, including infants, from three villages in the Batticaloa District by the Sri Lankan Army on September 9, 1990. Although the government instituted two investigations, no one was ever charged.
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