What Happened
Private van carrying 19 members of extended family returning from visiting patient at Mulankavil hospital. DPU claymore attack near Murukandy killed 16 including 5 children. All 5 children from same extended family attended same school in Parathipuram.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army Deep Penetration Unit
Documentary Evidence
Warning: These images document the aftermath of this attack and may be disturbing.
10 images from documentary reports. Click to enlarge.
Sources & References
- NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume II
- NESOHR report May 2008
- https://tamilnation.org/tamileelam/nesohr/0805Murukandy_Claymore.pdf