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<strong>Lest</strong> we forget – Massacres of Tamils 1956 2002<br />
Many of them were injured. Some of them jumped into the sea (The boatmen also<br />
jumped our earlier). The Naval boat which came closer to our boat attacked us, we<br />
begged them saying that we are innocent and we surrender even though they fired<br />
at us. The Navy personnel were tired due to the continuous attack and they left the<br />
place. The boat in which we were, was about to sink at that time we dropped all the<br />
bicycles which were in the boat into the sea.”<br />
87. Maaththalan bombing 18.09.1993<br />
this distance.<br />
Maaththalan is one of the coastal<br />
villages in the Mullaithivu district.<br />
Most of the people depend on<br />
fishing for their livelihood. The<br />
beach also doubles up as their<br />
leisure area. People of this village<br />
had to travel 4 Kms to<br />
Puthukkudiyiruppu for purchasing<br />
their daily needs. Even to market<br />
their fish catch they had to travel<br />
From the start of the conflict the Sri Lankan Navy has put restrictions on fishing. It<br />
also started to attack the fishermen at the sea. Fishermen were forced continue<br />
fishing for their livelihood.<br />
On 18.09.1993, people were gathered for the opening of a new public Community<br />
Hall that will serve the communities needs. There were many displaced people<br />
among them who had displaced from Jaffna and Kilinochchi. At 4.00 pm a Sri<br />
Lankan military helicopter flew past and must have noticed the gathering. At 5.30<br />
pm the Sri Lankan Air Force bombers appeared and dropped more than 10 bombs.<br />
Three bombs fell on the brand new hall.<br />
13 civilians died on the spot. More than 40 were injured.<br />
88. ChavakachcheriSangaththanai bombing 28.09.1993<br />
Chavakachcheri is in the Jaffna district. The<br />
area has large coconut and Palmarah estates.<br />
Sangaththanai village is just 500 metres from<br />
the Chavakachcheri town centre.<br />
shelling.<br />
The Sri Lankan military increased its aerial<br />
bombing and shelling of civilians areas as part<br />
of their battle with the LTTE. The civilians have<br />
become accustomed to building trenches in the<br />
ground to take protection during bombing and<br />
The large bunker in the Uthayan wood mill in this village gave protection to many<br />
villagers.<br />
Report by NESOHR,<br />
Information Collected by SNE<br />
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