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Date
Place
Incident
17.04.87
Habarana,
Trincomalee
Armed terrorists shot dead
127 Sinhalese, including 31 police and
security force personnel who were
travelling in buses to Trincomalee.
21.04.87
Jayanthipura
Trincomalee
Armed terrorists shot dead 15 Sinhalese
villagers.
21.04.87
Central Bus
Stand, Pettah
Terrorists exploded a bomb, killing
110 civilians, 2 policemen and a
soldier; 298 others were injured.
29.05.87
Kadawathmadu,
Polonnaruwa
Armed terrorists shot dead seven
Sinhalese villagers.
02.06.87
Arantalawa
Ampara
Armed terrorists shot dead 30 Buddhist
monks and 4 Sinhalese civilians and
injured 15 Buddhist monks.
11.06.87
Veppankulam
Trincomalee
Private van No. 38 Sri 496 proceeding
from Horowpathana to Trincomalee was
blasted by a pressure mine, killing one
soldier and 13 civilians.
12.06.87
Godapotta,
Medirigiriya
Polonnaruwa
About 175 villagers had gathered to
discuss a new temple. Terrorists
surrounded the temple and attacked
them, killing eight villagers and a
soldier. Six persons were injured.
06.10.87
Batticaloa
Armed terrorists shot dead
18 Sinhalese.
06.10.87
Sagarapura,
Kuchchuveli
Trincomalee
Armed terrorists shot dead 27 Sinhalese
villagers.
06.10.87
Thalawai
Eravur
Armed terrorists shot dead 25 Sinhalese
settlers.
06.10.87
Valaichchenai
Batticaloa
The night-mail train from Batticaloa
was stopped by terrorists and
40 Sinhalese passengers were killed.
07.10.87
Pottuvil
Monargala Road
Armed terrorists shot dead 25 Sinhalese
passengers, who were travelling by bus.
They also killed five motor-cyclists
who came along the same route.
10.10.87
Gantalawa
Kantalai
Armed terrorists shot dead 10 Sinhalese
villagers.
15.10.47
Ella,
Kantalai Road,
T’malee
Armed terrorists shot dead 14 Sinhalese
passengers travelling on two lorries.