Terrorist attack
Open on the mapNagerkovil school bombing: The Sri Lankan Air Force bombs the Nagar Kovil Maha Vidyalayam school in Jaffna
22 Sep 1995 · 9.70° N, 80.31° E
What the records say
- When
- 22 Sep 1995
- Kind
- Terrorist attack
- Coordinates
- 9.70° N, 80.31° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Nagarkovil school bombing.
Summary
Nagerkovil school bombing: The Sri Lankan Air Force bombs the Nagar Kovil Maha Vidyalayam school in Jaffna, resulting in the deaths of roughly 34–71 Sri Lankan Tamil civilians based on multiple accounts.
The source
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