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Akkaraipattu massacre

Akkaraipattu massacre
Akkaraipattu massacre is located in Sri Lanka
Akkaraipattu massacre
LocationAkkaraipattu, Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°13′N 81°51′E / 7.217°N 81.850°E / 7.217; 81.850
DateFebruary 19, 1986 (+6 GMT)
TargetSri Lankan Tamil civilians
Attack type
Firing
WeaponsGuns
Deaths80
PerpetratorsSri 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

  1. ^ Frerks, George; Bart Klem (2004). Dealing with diversity: Sri Lankan Discourses on Peace and Conflict. Netherlands Institute of International Relations. ISBN 90-5031-091-5.p.118
  2. ^ a b Humphrey, Hawksley (February 22, 1986). "Massacre in Akkaraipattu". The Guardian.
  3. ^ IDSA News Review on South Asia/Indian Ocean. Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 1985.p.363