What Happened
20 civilians, including 11 school children, a teacher of Thadcha'naamaruthamadu Roman Catholic Tamil Mixed School, the driver, conductor and two hospital workers were killed and 14 wounded when a Deep Penetration Unit of Sri Lanka Army triggered a Claymore mine targeting the bus carrying school children in Madu division of the Liberation Tigers of Tamileelam controlled territory Tuesday at 2:25 p.m. The bus was 1 km away from Madu church, after having picked up the children at Thadcha'naamaruthamadu and was on its way to Paalampiddi from Madu. Eight school children were among the wounded. Three of the dead bodies of students killed in the Claymore attack The bus targeted by SLA DPU Claymore mine The principal of the displaced Chinna Pa'ndivirichchaan school, S.M.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Army Deep Penetration Unit
Sources & References
- https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=24462