What the records say
- When
- 1 Feb 1998
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 8
- Coordinates
- 8.52° N, 81.08° E
- Description
- killing of eight Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka
Placed at the town its title names, Thampalakamam.
Thampalakamam massacre
Killing of eight Tamil civilians in Sri Lanka
Thampalakamam massacre happened on 1 February 1998 when eight Sri Lankan Tamil civilians were taken to the nearby police station and shot dead by Sri Lankan Police and Sinhalese home guards in Thampalakamam, Trincomalee District. The victims include two brothers aged 13 and 17.
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