Mirusuvil massacre

Mirusuvil massacre
Location9°40′0″N 80°14′0″E / 9.66667°N 80.23333°E / 9.66667; 80.23333
Mirusuvil, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka
DateDecember 20, 2000
TargetSri Lankan Tamil civilians
Attack type
Stabbing
WeaponsKnife
Deaths8
PerpetratorsSri Lanka Army
ConvictedSunil Rathnayake

Mirusuvil massacre refers to the massacre and subsequent mass burial of eight Sri Lankan Tamil civilians on 20 December 2000.

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