2007 Murder Of Red Cross Workers In Sri Lanka
Coordinates: 6°56′02″N 79°50′31″E / 6.934°N 79.842°E / 6.934; 79.842
| Murder of Red Cross workers | |
|---|---|
Location of Sri Lanka |
|
| Location | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Date | June 1, 2007 (+6 GMT) |
| Target | Sri Lankan Tamil civilians |
| Attack type | Firing |
| Weapon(s) | Guns |
| Deaths | 2 |
| Suspected perpetrators | Sri Lankan Police |
Murder of Red Cross workers in Sri Lanka happened on June 3, 2007 after two minority Sri Lankan Tamil aid workers were detained by two men claiming to be policemen on June 1, 2007. Their bodies were later found in Ratnapura about 95KM away from the capital.
Read more about 2007 Murder Of Red Cross Workers In Sri Lanka: Incident
Famous quotes containing the words murder, red, cross and/or workers:
“Methought I heard a voice cry “Sleep no more!
Macbeth does murder sleep,” the innocent sleep,
Sleep that knits up the ravelled sleave of care,
The death of each day’s life, sore labor’s bath,
Balm of hurt minds, great nature’s second course,
Chief nourisher in life’s feast.”
—William Shakespeare (1564–1616)
“the woman in the ambulance
Whose red heart blooms through her coat so astoundingly—”
—Sylvia Plath (1932–1963)
“The cross of the Legion of Honor has been conferred on me. However, few escape that distinction.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (1835–1910)
“I suspect that American workers have come to lack a work ethic. They do not live by the sweat of their brow.”
—Kiichi Miyazawa (b. 1919)