1986 killing of Tamil farmers by the Sri Lankan Army in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
7°13′N 81°51′E / 7.217°N 81.850°E / 7.217; 81.850Date | February 19, 1986 (+6 GMT) |
---|
Target | Sri Lankan Tamil civilians |
---|
Attack type | Firing |
---|
Weapons | Guns |
---|
Deaths | 80 |
---|
Perpetrators | Sri Lankan army |
Akkaraipattu massacre happened on 19 February 1986 when approximately 80 Tamil farm workers were killed by the Sri Lankan Army personnel and their bodies burned in the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.[1][2] The incident came to light a few days later when community leaders visited the remote location near the town of Akkaraipattu, where the farm workers were shot.
Details
According to community leaders, the farm workers were threshing the paddy fields when troops appeared from the nearby jungle firing into the air. The women were freed, but the soldiers rounded up the men, tied their hands and made them sit on the road. The farm workers were taken back to the paddy fields and shot. Several empty cases of ammunition have been found in the field. Later the bodies were piled on top of the dry rice harvest and burned.[2][3]
See also
References
Origins | |
---|
Combatants | |
---|
Phases | |
---|
Major battles | |
---|
Major events | |
---|
Leaders | |
---|
Aftermath | |
---|
Related topics | |
---|
- Sri Lankan Civil War at Wiktionary
- Source texts at Wikisource
- Textbooks at Wikibooks
- Images and media at the Commons
- Quotations at Wikiquote
- News stories at Wikinews
|