1985 Muttur massacre

Mass killing in Sri Lanka July 2020 Muttur massacre Sri Lanka 300 right Muttur 8 8 27 81 15 Muttur, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Sri Lankan Tamil civilians 8–10 November 1985 +8 GMT At least 30 (Possibly 100+) Unknown Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force 1985 Muttur massacre was a mass killing of Tamil civilians in the town of Muttur in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The massacre occurred when all three divisions of the Sri Lankan military attacked the town by land, air and sea. The motive of the attacks was deliberately aimed at slaughtering ethnic Tamils, who formed the local population in the region. The killings lasted from 8 to 10 November of 1985.Hoole Rajan Sri Lanka: The Arrogance of Power : Myths, Decadence & Murder 2001 University Teachers for Human Rights (Jaffna) 978-955-9447-04-7 340 enNorth East Secretariat on Human Rights (Sri Lanka). Massacres of Tamils 1956-2008, p.68. Chennai: Manitham Publishers, 2009. 978-81-909737-0-0 Casualties Civilians were shot, killed and burnt with their houses. Over 30 people were confirmed to have been killed. And over 70 others who have been arrested or have been forcibly disappeared were not accounted for. Several others who attempted to escape and those who sought refuge at temples were also killed. References See also 2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers List of attacks on civilians attributed to Sri Lankan government forces Sri Lanka Category:1985 crimes in Sri Lanka Category:Attacks on civilians attributed to the Sri Lanka Air Force Category:Attacks on civilians attributed to the Sri Lanka Army Category:Attacks on civilians attributed to the Sri Lanka Navy Category:1980s massacres in the Sri Lankan civil war Category:Massacres in 1985 Category:Massacres of Sri Lankan Muslims Category:Massacres of Sri Lankan Tamils Category:Sri Lankan government forces attacks in the Sri Lankan civil war Category:Terrorist incidents in Sri Lanka in 1985 Category:History of Trincomalee District