- Kokilai massacre
The Kokilai massacre was carried out by the
LTTE , an organization which has been banned in 33 countries including the US, Australia, EU, India and Canada due to itsterrorist activities. This incident sent shock waves across the island and heralded the beginning of a series of massacres carried out by the LTTE to drive out Sinhalese from the Eastern Province of Sri Lanka.Incident
The
Kokilai village massacre is an incident onDecember 1 ,1984 in whichLTTE cadres massacred 11 Sinhalese civilians. This attack occurred on the day after theKent and Dollar Farm massacres . Most of the victims were Sinhalese fishermen, were shot to death by LTTE cadres.See also
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Terrorist attacks attributed to the LTTE
* [http://www.janes.com/security/international_security/news/usscole/jir001020_1_n.shtml Suicide terrorism: a global threat] , "Security, Jane's",October 20 ,2000
* [http://www.spur.asn.au/ltteatrp.htm LTTE Tamil Tiger Atrocities] , "SPUR",2002 References and further reading
* Gunaratna, Rohan. (
1998 ). "Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security",Colombo : South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9
* Gunaratna, Rohan. (October 1 ,1987 ). "War and Peace in Sri Lanka: With a Post-Accord Report From Jaffna",Sri Lanka : Institute of Fundamental Studies. ISBN 955-8093-00-9
* Gunasekara, S.L. (November 04 ,2003 ). "The Wages of Sin", ISBN 955-8552-01-1
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