SiberNews - 43 Tamil civilians were killed and 51 were disappeared by the Sri Lanka government operated force

43 Tamil civilians were killed and 51 were disappeared by the Sri Lanka government operated force

Thursday, 08 November 2007

Jaffna continues to be the worst city for both killing and disappearances. Batticaloa saw a sharp increase in the number of disappearances in the month of October. Four civilians died in Mannar in a single artillery firing as the shells fell on two houses. SLA was targeting a memorial function for the 21 Black Tigers who died in the Anuradhapuram Air Force Base attack. However, the shells fell on a nearby settlement killing four. One of those killed was a pregnant woman and her near full term baby.

A woman was abducted from Jaffna after her husband sought protection with the Jaffna human rights commission. Overall most of the killing and disappearance occurred as single cases.

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