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<strong>Lest</strong> we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002 All the people displaced from Anandapuram due to the heavy shelling. When the people returned to their village they had to bury the bodies of the four dead children in their won yard. A memorial stone was installed at the place where the children were buried. A clock tower was also built in memory of the five children. Both of these memorials were destroyed by the Sri Lankan military in its later attacks. Four of the five children killed were students of the Kilinochchi central college. 41. Kanthalai86 massacre 04, 05.06. 1986 Kantalai is situated in the Trincomalee district. On 04,05.06 1986, near the 4 th Milepost, Sri Lankan Air Force and homeguards armed by them, stopped the buses and identified the Tamils and attacked them. Many were killed, disappeared and injured. On 05.06.1986, a bus with 25 passengers going from Trincomalee to Vavuniya was stopped and attacked. The bus was burnt. From the ashes 10 bodies were recovered including that of a child and a baby. Over the two days, more than 50 civilians were killed and the fate of more than 35 civilians is not known. 42. Mandaithivu sea massacre 10.06.1986 Kurunagar, Pasaiyur and Mandaithivu are situated off the southern coast of the Jaffna peninsula. Surrounded on three sides by the sea and on one side by land, Mandaithivu village had 1200 families living in it. All the people in the village depended on fishing for their livelihood. On 10.06.1986, Sri Lankan Navy men wearing black clothes approached the fishermen who were in the sea. The fishermen raised their hands to show that they are Report by NESOHR, Information Collected by SNE 35
<strong>Lest</strong> we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002 43. Seruvila massacre 12.06.1986 civilians. However, the Navy men attacked and tortured the fishermen before murdering them. The eyes of some of the fishermen were dug out. Stomachs of some fishermen were cut open. 32 fishermen from Kurunagar and one fisherman from Mandaithivu were killed in the incident. Boats and nets belonging to the fishermen were destroyed. Seruvila is situated in the Trincomalee district. On 12.06.1986, two village headmen, three state employees, and 20 workers who were transporting relief food for the refugees were attacked by the home-guards in Mahindapuram. 21 civilians were killed and 2 injured in this attack. The victims were taking relief for the refugees who have displaced as a result of the violence against Tamils in Eechilampatru. 44. Thambalakamam massacres 1985, 1986 Thampalakamam is a famous village in the Trincomalee district. The main economic base of this village is agriculture. On 12.11.1985, Sri Lankan military rounded up Thampalakamam and 9 people were shot dead. were burnt by the military. On 26.11.1985, three farmers were shot dead and their bodies In another incident near the temple five people were shut in shop and burnt. Two, Kubenthiran and Navaratnam died. The other three were rescued with severe burns. On 25.05.1986, three refugees, a mother and two sons, who went to check on their homes, were shot dead. Report by NESOHR, Information Collected by SNE 36
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