1985 Muttur massacre

Muttur massacre
Muttur Muttur (Sri Lanka)
Location	Muttur, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka
Date	8–10 November 1985 (+8 GMT)
Target	Sri Lankan Tamil civilians
Deaths	At least 30 (Possibly 100+)
Injured	Unknown
Perpetrators	Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force

1985 Muttur massacre was a mass killing of Tamil civilians in the town of Muttur in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The massacre occurred when all three divisions of the Sri Lankan military attacked the town by land, air and sea. The motive of the attacks was deliberately aimed at slaughtering ethnic Tamils, who formed the local population in the region. The killings lasted from 8 to 10 November of 1985. ^{[1] [2]}

Casualties

Civilians were shot, killed and burnt with their houses. Over 30 people were confirmed to have been killed. And over 70 others who have been arrested or have been forcibly disappeared were not accounted for. Several others who attempted to escape and those who sought refuge at temples were also killed. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Hoole, Rajan (2001). Sri Lanka: The Arrogance of Power : Myths, Decadence & Murder. University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna). p. 340. ISBN   978-955-9447-04-7.
2. North East Secretariat on Human Rights (Sri Lanka). Massacres of Tamils 1956-2008, p.68. Chennai: Manitham Publishers, 2009. ISBN   978-81-909737-0-0

See also

• 2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers
• List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces