Chencholai bombing
2006 Sri Lankan air attack during the Sri Lankan Civil War / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Chencholai bombing (also spelled Sencholai) took place on August 14, 2006 when the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed what it said was a rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) training camp, killing 61 girls aged 16 to 18.[3][4][5][6] The LTTE, UNICEF, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission and UTHR all said those in the compound were not LTTE cadres.[7][8][9]
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Chencholai bombing | |
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Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War | |
Location | Mullaitivu, Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka |
Date | August 14, 2006 (+6 GMT) |
Target | Suspected Sri Lankan Tamil rebels |
Attack type | Air bombing |
Weapons | IAI Kfir
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Deaths | 61 Tamil school girls[1] |
Injured | 155+ [2] |
Perpetrators | Sri Lankan Airforce |
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