What the records say
- When
- 25 Jul 1983
- Kind
- Massacre
- Coordinates
- 6.92° N, 79.88° E
Placed at the town its title names, Welikada.
Welikada prison massacre
Mass killing in Colombo, Sri Lanka during the 1983 Black July riots
The Welikada Prison Massacre took place during the 1983 Black July pogrom against Sri Lankan Tamil minority in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fifty-three prisoners were killed inside a high-security prison. No one has been convicted of crimes relating to these incidents.
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