What the records say
- When
- 17 Apr 1987
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 127
- Coordinates
- 8.20° N, 80.90° E
Aluth Oya massacre
Massacre of Sinhalese bus passengers at Aluth Oya by the LTTE in 1987
The Aluth Oya massacre was the massacre of 127 Sinhalese civilians, including children and women, by the cadres of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organization on April 17, 1987, near the village of Aluth Oya, on the Habarana Trincomalee road in North Central Province of Sri Lanka. This massacre is considered one of the most notorious and devastating atrocities committed by the LTTE during the history of the Sri Lan…
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