What Happened
Thirty seven civilians were killed and sixty four wounded when shells hit Madhu church amidst fighting between Sri Lankan Army units that had taken up positions in the environs of the Madhu shrine and the Liberation Tigers. International aid agency sources in Madhu said that 33 refugees who had sought shelter in the precincts of the Church were killed on the spot by shells. Four died on the way to Vavuniya hospotal they said. The SLA had advanced into Madhu yesterday under cover of an intense artillery and mortar barrage yesterday from Thallady and positions south of Madhu on the Vavuniya-Mannar road.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army
Sources & References
- https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=4230