What Happened
More than 49 of 133 civilians killed inside 'safe zone' in SLA shelling on Tuesday were children and 16 of them were children below 3 years of age. The SLA deployed internationally banned cluster munitions and fire-bombs against civilians who were stranded without shelter inside the 'safe zone' which has become a killing field, reports TamilNet correspondent from Vanni. 273 civilians, including a GS (village officer) and an ICRC worker, were wounded on Tuesday. 47 of the civilians succumbed to their injuries on the way to hospital or after their admittance. Three civilians who were waiting in a queue to register themselves with the Village Officer (GS) to receive humanitarian supplies were killed in Maathhta'lan. The village officer, Mr. Pulendran, sustained injuries. A teacher, V.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army
Sources & References
- https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=28689