Jaffna Aerial bombing (50 Killed, 2001)

March 21, 2001
Jaffna
Aerial bombing
50 +
Killed

What Happened

Four civilians were killed and 11 others were wounded when Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) jets and Naval gun-boats attacked the coastal villages of Chundikulam and Puthumaathalan in the north-eastern Mullaithivu district Wednesday morning, reports said. Four fishermen were killed and nine others were wounded in the attack on Chundikulam, according to Voice of Tigers radio. Two civilians including a three year old child were wounded in the air attack at Puthumaathalan around 11 a.m. The radio said several huts were destroyed in the air and naval attack, and added that a large number of people have moved to safer areas. According to the radio Thambirasa Ravirasa,31, his wife Renuka, 30, Kulasekaram Thangavel, 35, and Maraiyampillai Philomina, 50 were killed in the attack.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Air Force

Sources & References

  • https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=5877

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (3 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Thambirasa Ravirasa 31 -
2 Kulasekaram Thangavel 35 -
3 Pushparaj Koneswaran 3 (Child) -
Children (age ≤ 12)