1987 Eastern Province massacres
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title:
1987 Eastern Province massacres
text:
The 1987 Eastern Province massacres were a series of massacres of the Sinhalese population in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka by Tamil mobs and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Though they began spontaneously, they became more organized, with the LTTE leading the violence. Over 200 Sinhalese were killed by mob and militant violence, and over 20,000 fled the Eastern Province. The violence has been described as having had the appearance of a pogrom, with t
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Massacres of Sinhalese in the Eastern Province by Tamil militant groups
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1987_Eastern_Province_massacres
date created:
2018-12-11T03:05:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T22:48:30Z
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