On 13.05.1997, Sri Lankan Air Force bombed Mullivaikal village in Mullaitivu district. 9 Tamil civilians were killed in the attack. The bombing struck residential areas without warning. This village would later become infamous as the site of the 2009 massacre where tens of thousands were killed.
Sri Lankan Air Force
Based on victims with documented names and details
| # | Name | Age | Occupation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arumugam Sivasmahenthiram | 38 | Fisherman |
| 2 | Nagarasa Thavaratnarasa | 24 | Farmer |
| 3 | Sinnaiah Arumugam | 68 | Fisherman |
| 4 | Ponnampalam Pakkiarasa | 60 | Fisherman |
| 5 | Subramaniam Ajanthan | 15 | Fisherman |
| 6 | Sivakuru Mahenthiran | 39 | Fisherman |
| 7 | Sivakaran Thuthikaran | 18 | Fisherman |
| 8 | Malli | 42 | - |
| 9 | Ramasingham Rasaiah | 73 | Fisherman |
| 10 | Raveenthiran | 28 | - |
| 11 | S. Koneswaran | 33 | - |
| 12 | A. Suthan | 20 | - |
| 13 | Kathirkamu Singham | 25 | - |
| 14 | Kanapathipillai Nagalingham | 48 | - |
| 15 | Selvanathan Sripathmanathan | 31 | - |
| 16 | K. Kaneshalingham | 37 | - |
| 17 | J. Ravikumar | - |