Palinagar Bombing and Shelling

September 3, 1999
Palinagar, Mullaitivu
Bombing/Shelling
25
Killed
50
Injured

What Happened

On 03.09.1999, Sri Lankan military bombed and shelled Palinagar village. 25 Tamil civilians were killed in the combined air and artillery attack. The village was devastated by the assault which used multiple types of weapons against civilian areas.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Armed Forces

Sources & References

  • NESOHR - Lest We Forget Volume I

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (10 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Perumal Sureshkumar 18 Student
2 Veeraiya Thurairasa 55 -
3 Thamotharampillai Krishnaraja 60 -
4 Vaithilingham Suthakar 17 -
5 Krishnaraja Jeyaseelan -
6 Kumaravelu Punniyalingham 41 -
7 SK -
8 Pratheep -
9 School child 1 Student
10 School child 2 Student
Children (age ≤ 12)
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