What the records say
- When
- 28 Mar 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 17
- Coordinates
- 24.02° N, 89.87° E
- Description
- massacre
Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.
Comilla Cantonment massacre
1971 massacre in East Pakistan
The Comilla Cantonment massacre was carried out by the Pakistan Army in East Pakistan in March 1971. Lt. Colonel Mansoorul Huq claimed that 17 Bengali army officers and 953 soldiers were executed in Comilla Cantonment on the night of 27–28 March 1971. His claim was considered "concrete" by the Hamoodur Rahman commission.
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