What the records say
- When
- 14 Aug 2006
- Kind
- Military operation
- Deaths
- 61
- Coordinates
- 9.28° N, 80.80° E
- Description
- 2006 air strike during the Sri Lankan civil war
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Chencholai bombing
2006 air strike during the Sri Lankan civil war
The Chencholai bombing took place on 14 August 2006 when the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed a Tamil orphanage in Mullaitivu, northern Sri Lanka, killing 61 girls aged 16 to 18. The Sri Lankan government claimed it was an LTTE rebel training camp. The LTTE, UNICEF, Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission and University Teachers for Human Rights all stated those in the compound were not LTTE cadres.
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