Trincomalee Massacre

Trincomalee massacre can refer to number of incidents of massacres of civilians in the Trincomalee district of Sri Lanka during the duration of the Sri Lankan civil war.

  • 1987 Trincomalee massacre
  • 1995 Trincomalee massacre also known as Kumarapuram massacre
  • 2006 Trincomalee massacre
  • 2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers also known as Muttur massacre

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