What the records say
- When
- 29 Apr 1992
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 157
- Coordinates
- 7.95° N, 81.00° E
- Description
- 1992 attacks on civilians in Sri Lanka
Polonnaruwa massacre
1992 attacks on civilians in Sri Lanka
The Polonnaruwa massacre was a series of attacks on civilians in the villages of Alanchipothana, Karapola, Madurangala and Muthugal in eastern Polonnaruwa District, Sri Lanka on 29 April 1992 which left 157 dead. The massacres were blamed on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam, Sri Lankan Home Guards and the Sri Lankan Police.
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