Navaly church bombing
| Navaly church bombing | |
|---|---|
| Location | 09°42′40″N 79°59′16″E / 9.71111°N 79.98778°E Navaly, Sri Lanka |
| Date | 9 July 1995 (+6 GMT) |
| Target | Sri Lankan Tamils |
Attack type | Aerial bombardment |
| Weapons | Bomb |
| Deaths | 147 |
| Injured | Unknown but many |
| Perpetrators | Sri Lankan Air Force |
The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly (or Navali) in the Jaffna Peninsula was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force during the Sri Lankan Civil War on 9 July 1995. It is estimated that at least 147 Tamil civilians, who had taken refuge from the fighting inside the church, died as a result of the bombing. The victims included men, women and children.