Aranthalawa massacre
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title:
Aranthalawa massacre
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The Aranthalawa massacre was the massacre of 33 Buddhist monks, most of them young novice monks, and four civilians by cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organization on June 2, 1987, close to the village of Aranthalawa, in the Ampara District of Eastern Sri Lanka. The massacre is among the most notorious and devastating atrocities committed by the LTTE during the history of the Sri Lankan Civil War, and continues to be commemorated 35 years on.
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1987 Buddhist monk massacre
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aranthalawa_massacre
date created:
2007-06-02T20:46:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T03:02:06Z
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