1990 Batticaloa massacre

Batticaloa massacre or Sathurukondan massacre
1990 Batticaloa massacre is located in Sri Lanka
1990 Batticaloa massacre
LocationBatticaloa, Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°42′58″N 81°42′0″E / 7.71611°N 81.70000°E / 7.71611; 81.70000
DateSeptember 9, 1990; 34 years ago (1990-09-09) (+6 GMT)
TargetSri Lankan Tamil civilians
Attack type
Cutting, Burning
WeaponsSwords, Knives
Deaths184
Injured1
PerpetratorsSri Lankan Army

The 1990 Batticaloa massacre, also known as the Sathurukondan massacre (Tamil: சத்துருக்கொண்டான் படுகொலை), was a massacre of at least 184 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, including infants, from three villages in the Batticaloa District by the Sri Lankan Army on September 9, 1990.[1][2][3][4][5] Although the government instituted two investigations, no one was ever charged.

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  2. ^ "Chapter 45: War continues with brutality". Asia Times. Archived from the original on 22 July 2002. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Batticaloa massacre victims remembered". Tamilnet. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  4. ^ "Towards reconciliation". Dailynews. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
  5. ^ "World Report 2000: Sri Lanka". Human Rights Watch. Retrieved 8 September 2011.