What the records say
- When
- 30 Mar 1987
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 63
- Coordinates
- 9.66° N, 80.02° E
- Description
- 1987 mass murder in Sri Lanka
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
Kanthan Karunai massacre
1987 mass murder in Sri Lanka
Kanthan Karunai massacre is the name of a mass murder of approximately 63 detainees held by the rebel group Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on March 30, 1987 in Nallur, Sri Lanka. Most of the detainees held were surrendered youth from rival rebel group Eelam People's Revolutionary Liberation Front (EPRLF), as well few members from People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam and Tamil Eelam Liberation Orga…
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