Thoothukudi violence

When

22 May 2018

Kind

Massacre

Deaths

13

Coordinates

8.78° N, 78.10° E

Description

22 May 2018 incident in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, India

22 May 2018 incident in the Thoothukudi district of India

The 2018 Thoothukudi protest shooting denotes events that took place on 22 and 23 May 2018 in Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India. The shooting took place during an ongoing protest against proposed expansion of a copper smelter plant run by Sterlite Corporation in Thoothukudi town. Police opened fire on the protesters, killed 13 people and left 102 injured. Several policemen were also injured during the protests.

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