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<strong>Lest</strong> we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002<br />
9 people were killed. 16 were seriously injured. One died in the hospital later.<br />
The Kfirs bombed the same place again at 1.00am. Eight people were injured.<br />
One of them died in the hospital later.<br />
In total 15 civilians were killed on that day and more than 20 were injured.<br />
Ganeshamoorthy’s account of the massacre is as follows,<br />
“Around Friday 10 am in the morning, we heard a booming sound behind us.<br />
When we turned around we saw that there were two Kfirs in the air. Initially I<br />
thought there were crows flying behind the Kfir, however a second later I<br />
realized they were actually bombs. I fell into a stream, by which time a bomb<br />
fell. People started screaming. As I ran towards the sound, I saw flesh scattered<br />
everywhere. It looked like a like a meat shop.<br />
The bomb fell on a small Refugee Camp at Vavunikulam Church. <strong>We</strong> informed<br />
ICRC and they came and took the injured to Mallavi hospital. In the evening<br />
they bombed Puthuvilamkulam. ICRC returned to take the injured. 5 or 6<br />
people died.<br />
All the bodies were taken on a tractor belonging to Sundarlingam and burnt.<br />
14 people died and 23 people were injured. This bomb had dropped 200 meters<br />
from my house. Small people, old people, dogs all died. These people had been<br />
displaced and were already living in hardship when these bombs were<br />
dropped.”<br />
This was a planned attack. There were so many places that could have been hit<br />
– but they targeted the Refugee camps. This is the worst incident that has<br />
happened at Vavunikulam, Mullaitivu District.<br />
103. Konavil bombing 27.09.1996<br />
Konavil is situated in the<br />
Kilinochchi district. People<br />
of this village have<br />
displaced several times<br />
during the war.<br />
On 27.09.1996, Sri Lankan<br />
Kfir bombers dropped<br />
several bombs on the<br />
village. Three bombs fell on<br />
the junction where people<br />
had gathered. Three civilians died on the spot. Two more died later in the<br />
Akkarayan hospital. Many were injured.<br />
Nagalingam Pakianathan say,<br />
“My uncle was killed on 27.09.1996 in the Sri Lankan bombing.”<br />
Report by NESOHR,<br />
Information Collected by SNE<br />
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