Puthukkudiyiruppu Aerial bombing (2009)

January 2, 2009
Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu
Aerial bombing
4 +
Killed

What Happened

Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) bombers attacked a petrol station and a bus depot killing four civilians and causing injuries to 8 close to Mullaiththevu hospital, 1 km away from the town. 8 buses were destroyed, the depot building damaged and the petrol station completely destroyed, initial reports from Mullaiththeevu said. The indiscriminate bombardment by the SLAF has taken place at 5:00 a.m. Friday. Rantheepan, Nisantharoopan (Mu'l'liyava'lai, Ka'nukkea'ni), Gajan (Visuvamadu) and Thaya from 3rd division in Mu'l'liyava'lai were the civilians who were killed in the bombardment which has taken place 250 meters from the hospital.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Air Force

Sources & References

  • https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=27900

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (3 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Sivalingam Mahesavaran 35 -
2 Thanes Kathiraimalainathan 32 -
3 Murukan Rasenthiram 28 -
Children (age ≤ 12)