Jaffna lagoon massacre
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jaffna-lagoon-massacre-214-1760532
title:
Jaffna lagoon massacre
text:
The Jaffna lagoon massacre or Kilaly massacre occurred on January 2, 1993, when a Sri Lankan Navy Motor Gun Boat and a number of smaller speed boats intercepted a number of boats transporting people between the south and north shores of the Jaffna Lagoon in the Northern province in Sri Lanka, and attacked them under the glare of a spot light. The estimated number of deaths range from thirty five (35) to one hundred (100). However, only fourteen (14) bodies were recovered. It was reported that ot
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
1993 killing of civilians by government forces during the Sri Lankan Civil War
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaffna_lagoon_massacre
date created:
2006-10-19T21:32:06Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T12:15:32Z
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13
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16