Trincomalee Hospital attack (1057 Killed, 2003)

April 18, 2003
Trincomalee
Hospital attack
1,057 +
Killed

What Happened

A Tamil civilian identified as Maheswaran Ravishankar (32) of Chenaiyoor was killed in firing from the Sri Lanka Army (SLA) detachment based at Kattaiparichchan Friday afternoon increasing the death toll on Friday incidents in Muttur area to two. The firing incident took place soon the after the Defence Minister Mr.Tilak Marapone left Muttur after attending a conference at Kattaiparichchan SLA camp, police said. The Tamil civilian killed in the earlier grenade attack has been identified as twenty five year old Tharmalingam Kamalathasan of Chenaiyoor. Fourteen Tamil civilians have been wounded in the grenade attack which took place a conference was being presided by the Defence Minister.

Perpetrators

Sri Lankan Army

Sources & References

  • https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=8810

Documented Victim Demographics

Based on victims with documented names and details

Documented Victims (1 names)

# Name Age Occupation
1 Maheswaran Ravishankar 32 -
Children (age ≤ 12)