What the records say
- When
- 15 Jun 2006
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 60
- Coordinates
- 8.63° N, 80.68° E
- Description
- 2006 massacre in Sri Lanka
Placed at the district its title names, Kebithigollewa.
Kebithigollewa massacre
2006 massacre in Sri Lanka
The Kebithigollewa massacre occurred on 15 June 2006 when 60 civilians were killed by a Claymore mine attack on a bus. The U.S and the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission (SLMM) claimed that LTTE was the perpetrator.
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