E/CN.4/1995/91 page 89 Date Place Incident 14.05.85 Anuradhapura Armed terrorists invaded town and shot dead 120 Sinhalese and injured 85 others. This included pilgrims who were inside the sacred Sri Maha Bodhi premises. 14.05.85 Vilpattu Anuradhapura Armed terrorists shot dead 18 Sinhalese in the forest reserve. 11.06.85 Dehiwatta Mutur 13 Sinhalese settlers shot dead by armed terrorists. 02.08.85 Thrikonamadu Polonnaruwa Armed terrorists shot dead three Sinhalese Buddhist monks and three civilians at Ruhunu Somavathiya Temple. 14.08.85 Awarantalawa Vavuniya Armed terrorists shot dead 7 Sinhalese and set fire to 40 houses. 18.08.85 Namalwatta Trincomalee Armed terrorists shot dead six Sinhalese villagers. 07.11.85 Namalwatta Morawewa, Tco. Armed terrorists shot dead 10 Sinhalese villagers. 20.12.85 Mannar Six Madhu pilgrims, abducted by terrorists on 12.12.85, were executed. 19.02.86 Sittaru Kantalai, Trincomalee When refugees from Serunuwara, Dehiwatta were being escorted by army personnel along Ella/Kantalai road, a mine was exploded: 35 civilians and 4 army personnel were killed. 03.05.86 Madras India Air Lanka Tri-star explosion 16 killed (13 foreigners - of whom 2 British, 2 German, 3 French, 2 Japanese, 1 Maldivian and 1 Pakistani - and 3 Sri Lankans), 39 injured. 25.05.86 Mahadivulwewa Armed terrorists shot dead 20 Sinhalese and set fire to 20 houses. 04.06.86 Andankulam Trincomalee Armed terrorists shot dead 20 Sinhalese villagers including Ven. Bakamune Subaddalanakara Thero.

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