1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers

When

11 Jun 1990

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

600

Coordinates

8.57° N, 81.24° E

Description

mass murder by Tamil militants in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

Mass murder by Tamil militants in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka

On 11 June 1990, the militant organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carried out a massacre of unarmed police officers in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province. LTTE members allegedly killed over 600 officers that day. Some accounts estimate the number of officers killed was as high as 774.

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