- Kebithigollewa massacre
The Kebithigollewa massacre occurred on
June 15 ,2006 when 60 people were killed as a result of claymore attack on a bus. The U.S and theSLMM claimed that LTTE was the perpetrator. However, LTTE claimed that they did not perpetrate this attack.Incident
The Kebithigollewa massacre happened when a state owned bus was struck by two Claymore directional mines. 60 Sinhalese men, women and infants were killed as a result of this attack. The United States condemned the attack, noting: “This vicious attack bears all the hallmarks of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. It is a clear violation of the Ceasefire Agreement that the Tamil Tigers claim to uphold.” [cite web |url=http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-english&y=2006&m=June&x=20060615115032ndyblehs0.351742&t=livefeeds/wf-latest.html |title=United States Condemns Terrorist Attack on Sri Lankan Bus |accessdate=2006-06-15 |format= |work=U.S. Department of State ] .
The
Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission claimed that it was highly probably that LTTE or supporters carried out the Kebithigollewa attack. [cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/5298470.stm |title=Military 'killed Lanka aid staff' |accessdate=2006-08-30 |format= |work=BBC News ] . However, the LTTE denies that they carried out this attack. They further claimed that they had nothing to do with this attack. [ [http://www.amnestyusa.org/annualreport.php?id=ar&yr=2007&c=LKA 2007 Annual Report - Sri Lanka ] ]Related incidents
Some of the related LTTE attacks on civilians between 1984 and 2006 include the
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Anuradhapura massacre - 146 Sinhalese civilians died
*Gonagala massacre - 54 Sinhalese civilians died
*October 1995 Eastern Sri Lanka Massacres - 120 Sinhalese civilians died
*Kallarawa massacre - 42 Sinhalese civilians died
*Dehiwala train bombing - 56 Sinhalese civilians died
*Palliyagodella massacre - 166 Muslim Civilians died
*Central Bank Bombing - 102 civilians died
*Kent and Dollar Farm massacres - 52 Sinhalese civilians diedReferences
See also
* Pictures of the killed civilians. [http://army.lk/moregal.php?id=47] [http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/588]
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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