Jaffna lagoon massacre

When

2 Jan 1993

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

35

Coordinates

9.66° N, 80.02° E

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

1993 killing of civilians by government forces during the Sri Lankan Civil War

The Jaffna lagoon massacre or Kilaly massacre occurred on January 2, 1993, when a Sri Lankan Navy Motor Gun Boat and a number of smaller speed boats intercepted a number of boats transporting people between the south and north shores of the Jaffna Lagoon in the Northern province in Sri Lanka, and attacked them under the glare of a spot light.

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