What the records say
- When
- 15 Aug 1990
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 250
- Coordinates
- 7.37° N, 81.80° E
- Description
- 1990 Massacres
Placed at the town its title names, Veeramunai.
Veeramunai massacres
1990 Massacres
The Veeramunai massacres were the mass killing and disappearances of over 250 Tamil civilians by Sri Lankan security forces and Muslim home guards in 1990.
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