List of events[]
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| Date | Location | Name | Deaths | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985, May 5 | Jaffna District, Sri Lanka | Kumudini boat massacre | 23 [1] | Kumudini boat massacre, massacre of 23 minority Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Navy in the sea off Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.[2] |
| 1993, January 2 | Jaffna District, Sri Lanka | Jaffna lagoon massacre | 38 [3] | Jaffna lagoon massacre, massacre of 38 minority Tamil civilians by the Sri Lankan Navy in the sea off Jaffna District, Sri Lanka.[4] |
| 2010, May 31 | Mediterranean Sea Transnational Sea Border | Marmara ship massacre | 9 [5] | A violent confrontation occurred in the Mediterranean Sea between a six-ship flotilla organized by the Free Gaza Movement and Israeli naval forces.[6] |
Notes and references[]
- ↑ http://www.sangam.org/2008/05/Kumuthini.php?uid=2924
- ↑ Kumudini Boat Massacre, May 15, 1985 SangamOrg
- ↑ http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/DH17Df01.html
- ↑ The Kilaly massacre AsiaTimes
- ↑ http://www.cnnturk.com/2010/dunya/05/31/israil.yardim.gemisine.saldirdi.19.olu/578245.0/index.html
- ↑ Marmara ship massacre Aljazeera
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