Vadakkandal massacre

1985 CE.

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Vaddakkandal massacre was a massacre of Tamil civilians in the Tamil village of Vaddakkandal in Mannar district of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka. At least 52 residents of the village who were mostly agricultural laborers working in their fields were brutally attacked and killed by the Sri Lankan military forces. More than 40 people were left seriously injured by the attack. Several of those killed included women, elderly, and even infants. There had been no investigations into the massacre and no member of the Sri Lankan Army has been brought to justice for the killings yet.

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