Puthukkudiyiruppu Claymore attack (5 Killed, 2006)

August 9, 2006
Puthukkudiyiruppu, Mullaitivu
Claymore attack
5 +
Killed

What Happened

A medical doctor, his wife, two nurses and the driver of the ambulance belonging to Nedunkerni hospital, were killed Tuesday night when Sri Lanka Army (SLA) Deep Penetration Unit (DPU) attacked the ambulance, medical sources in Puthukudiyiruppu hospital said. Three Claymore mines in a row were exploded. Meanwhile, a cvilian bus with 75 passengers narrowly escaped another Claymore attack around 12:45, ten kilometers from Nedunkerni ambush site. The SLMM monitors, returning from Nedunkerni, were within one kilometers when the second Claymore explosion took place.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Army Deep Penetration Unit

Sources & References

  • https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=19147

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (4 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Kathirkamathamby Jeyamalina 68 -
2 Rasalingam Gnaneswari 22 -
3 Jehananthan Nahuleswari 37 -
4 Kasupathy Gopalasundaram 54 -
Children (age ≤ 12)