Navaly church bombing

Navaly church bombing
Navaly church bombing is located in Northern Province
Navaly church bombing
LocationNavaly, Sri Lanka
Coordinates09°42′40″N 79°59′16″E / 9.71111°N 79.98778°E / 9.71111; 79.98778
Date9 July 1995 (+6 GMT)
TargetSri Lankan Tamils
Attack type
Aerial bombardment
WeaponsBomb
Deaths147
InjuredUnknown but many
PerpetratorsSri Lankan Air Force

The Navaly Church bombing refers to the bombing of the Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly (or Navali) in the Jaffna Peninsula by the Sri Lankan Air Force during the Sri Lankan Civil War on 9 July 1995. It is estimated that at least 147 Tamil civilians, who had taken refuge from the fighting inside the church, died as a result of this incident. The victims included men, women and children.[1][2]

  1. ^ 1995 Human Rights report – South Asia Archived 20 March 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Somasundaram, D. (1997). "Abandoning Jaffna hospital: Ethical and moral dilemmas". Medicine, Conflict and Survival. 13 (4): 333–347. doi:10.1080/13623699708409357.