What the records say
- When
- 25 May 1995
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 42
- Coordinates
- 8.90° N, 81.02° E
- Description
- 1995 massacre in Sri Lanka
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kallarawa massacre
1995 massacre in Sri Lanka
The Kallarawa massacre was carried out by the LTTE, an organisation which has been banned in 33 countries including the US, Australia, EU, India and Canada due to its terrorist activities.
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- Wikidata: massacres and genocidesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Kallarawa massacre: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam perpetuate a massacre, killing 42 Sinhalese civilians after LTTE cadres stormed the area”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
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