What Happened
On 2 January 2007 at 9:35 AM, three Sri Lanka Air Force Kefir bombers attacked the civilian fishing hamlet of Padahuthurai near Iluppaikadavai in Mannar District. The settlement housed 231 displaced persons from Navanthurai, Jaffna (46 families in 35 huts) who had been living there since 1995. Fifteen civilians were killed including 7 children - the youngest just 1 year old. Over 35 were wounded, with 25 serious cases (mostly children and women) transferred to Kilinochchi hospital. The settlement was a Catholic fishing community with no military installations.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Air Force
Documentary Evidence
Warning: These images document the aftermath of this attack and may be disturbing.
5 images from documentary reports. Click to enlarge.
Sources & References
- NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume II
- https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=20787