2006 Trincomalee Massacre Of Students
Coordinates: 8°33′58″N 81°13′59″E / 8.566°N 81.233°E / 8.566; 81.233
| 2006 Trincomalee Massacre | |
|---|---|
| Location | Trincomalee, Sri Lanka |
| Date | January 2, 2006 |
| Target | Sri Lankan Tamil students |
| Attack type | Armed massacre |
| Weapon(s) | Automatics rifles |
| Deaths | 5 |
| Suspected perpetrators | Special Task Force |
| Sri Lankan Civil War (1983–2009) |
| Background |
|---|
| Sri Lanka · History of Sri Lanka |
| Origins of the Civil War |
| Origins of the Civil War · Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism · Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism · Riots · Black July |
| Main phases |
| Eelam War I · Indian intervention · Eelam War II · Eelam War III · Eelam War IV |
| LTTE |
| LTTE (Divisions) · Black Tigers · Attacks · Expulsion of Muslims · Suicide bombings |
| Military of Sri Lanka |
| Military · Civilian attacks · Army · Navy · Air Force · Police · Home Guards · LRRP · STF |
| Major leaders |
| M. Rajapaksa · V. Prabhakaran · C. Kumaratunga · A. Balasingham · J. R. Jayewardene · D.Kobbekaduwa · S.Fonseka · Karuna |
| Indian involvement |
| Operation Poomalai · Indo-Sri Lanka Accord · Indian Peace Keeping Force · Operation Pawan · Rajiv Gandhi · RAW |
| Militant & paramilitary groups |
| Tamil militant groups (List) · ENDLF · ENLF · EPDP · EPRLF · EROS · PLOTE · TELO · TMVP |
| Other |
| Battles · Casualties · War crimes · LLRC · State terror · Human rights · Disappearances · Child soldiers · Assassinations · Protests (Canada) |
The incident referred to as Trincomalee massacre in 2006 happened when five(5) minority Sri Lankan Tamil high school students playing by the beach were briefly detained and then shot dead.
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