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Lest we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002 9 people were killed. 16 were seriously injured. One died in the hospital later. The Kfirs bombed the same place again at 1.00am. Eight people were injured. One of them died in the hospital later. In total 15 civilians were killed on that day and more than 20 were injured. Ganeshamoorthy’s account of the massacre is as follows, “Around Friday 10 am in the morning, we heard a booming sound behind us. When we turned around we saw that there were two Kfirs in the air. Initially I thought there were crows flying behind the Kfir, however a second later I realized they were actually bombs. I fell into a stream, by which time a bomb fell. People started screaming. As I ran towards the sound, I saw flesh scattered everywhere. It looked like a like a meat shop. The bomb fell on a small Refugee Camp at Vavunikulam Church. We informed ICRC and they came and took the injured to Mallavi hospital. In the evening they bombed Puthuvilamkulam. ICRC returned to take the injured. 5 or 6 people died. All the bodies were taken on a tractor belonging to Sundarlingam and burnt. 14 people died and 23 people were injured. This bomb had dropped 200 meters from my house. Small people, old people, dogs all died. These people had been displaced and were already living in hardship when these bombs were dropped.” This was a planned attack. There were so many places that could have been hit – but they targeted the Refugee camps. This is the worst incident that has happened at Vavunikulam, Mullaitivu District. 103. Konavil bombing 27.09.1996 Konavil is situated in the Kilinochchi district. People of this village have displaced several times during the war. On 27.09.1996, Sri Lankan Kfir bombers dropped several bombs on the village. Three bombs fell on the junction where people had gathered. Three civilians died on the spot. Two more died later in the Akkarayan hospital. Many were injured. Nagalingam Pakianathan say, “My uncle was killed on 27.09.1996 in the Sri Lankan bombing.” Report by NESOHR, Information Collected by SNE 85
Lest we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002 S Vimaleswari says, “My father was killed as he was returning from the market on 27.09.1996 by Sri Lankan bombing. My grandfather who was seriously injured in the bombing also died”. Pakianathan Vasanthakumari says, “My father and a cousin was killed on 27.0.1996 in the Sri Lankan bombing” 104. Mullivaikal bombing 13.05.1997 Mullivaikal village is located in the Karaithurai Assistant Government Agent Division in the Mullaithivu district. The main economic activities of the village is farming and fishing. In the year of 1997 several displaced fishing families from Jaffna settled along the coastal belt of this village. On 13.05.1997 morning, Kfir bombers of the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed this village. Seven fishermen fishing from the shores were killed. Three road workers repairing the roads were also killed in the bombing. 105. Mankulam shelling 08.06.1997 Mankulam is situated in the Mullaithivu district along the A-9 highway. In 1997, large number of people displaced from Jaffna, Kilinochchi and Nedunkerni were living in Mankulam. On 08.06.1997, the military began shelling the Mankulam junction area in the early afternoon for 25 minutes. Seven displaced civilians were killed in this shelling. Many more were injured. 106. Thampalakamam98 massacre 01.02.1998 Thampalagamam is situated 12 Kms from the Trincomalee town. A Sri Lankan military camp is located in the village of Parathipuram in the Thampalakamam district. On 01.02.1998, in the early morning, the military shot and killed 8 civilians Report by NESOHR, Information Collected by SNE 86
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