Jaffna Hospital attack (6 Killed, 2006)

October 29, 2006
Jaffna
Hospital attack
6 +
Killed

What Happened

Six civilians were killed and one seriously injured when a bomb allegedly carried by a bicyclist exploded in Udupiddy in Vadamaradchy along Udpiddy-Valvettiturai road at 3:30 p.m. Sunday, sources in Point Pedro said. The injured civilians was first admitted to the Valvettiturai hospital and later transferred to Jaffna Teaching Hospital, hospital sources said. The body of the person who allegedly carried the bomb has not been identified yet. The bicycle has been blown to pieces according to local witnesses.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Armed Forces

Sources & References

  • https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=20066

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (5 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Tharmalingam Rasavi 54 -
2 Wijethas Sivendran 18 -
3 Selvamanickam Gnanendran 16 -
4 Valvetitturai Rasathurai Sasikaran 23 -
5 Tharmalingam Sivanandan 17 -
Children (age ≤ 12)