Sri Lanka: SLAF bombs Kilinochchi suburb, 7 wounded

Thursday, 17 January 2008

Liberation Tigers anti-aircraft guns fired at Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) warplanes that bombed a civilian area with a mechanic workshop near Kanakapuram Maha Viththiyaalayam school at Kanakapuram, a suburb of Kilinochchi town, Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. Seven civilians were wounded in the SLAF attack. Nine houses were damaged in the bombardment that was launched at 9:30 a.m. and carried out four times.
Six wounded civilians, rushed to Kilinochchi hospital were identified as Sivarasa Suren, 19, from Kanakapuram, Periyan Subesh, 27, from Paranthan 2nd street, Sinnaththurai Sivarasa, 44, from Kanakapuram, Suppar Sinniah, 82, and a mother and her daughter, Thanapalasingham Mahaluxmy, 49, and Thanapalasingham Shaaranya, 16, a student of Kanakarapuram Maha Viththiyalayam.

The father of Shaarany, Mr. Thanpalasingham, has been missing since 1995 when he was arrested by the Sri Lanka Navy in Kilaali waters, residents told TamilNet.

Another civilian sustained minor injuries in the bombardment.

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