What the records say
- When
- 19 Feb 1986
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 80
- Coordinates
- 7.22° N, 81.85° E
Akkaraipattu massacre
1986 killing of Tamil farmers by the Sri Lankan Army in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Akkaraipattu massacre happened on 19 February 1986 when approximately 80 Tamil farm workers were killed by the Sri Lankan Army personnel with the assistance of Muslim Home Guards and their bodies burned in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.
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