What Happened
Liberation Tigers anti-aircraft guns fired at Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) warplanes that bombed a civilian area with a mechanic workshop near Kanakapuram Maha Viththiyaalayam school at Kanakapuram, a suburb of Ki'linochchi town, Thursday morning. A 32-years-old man who sought safety inside a bunker was wounded and succumbed to his injuries. Seven civilians were wounded in the SLAF attack. Nine houses were damaged in the bombardment that was launched at 9:30 a.m. and carried out four times. Murugiah Loggeswaran, 32, displaced from Jaffna and settled in Redd Barna settlement in Visuvamadu, was identified as the victim who was killed in the air attack.
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Air Force
Sources & References
- https://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=24318