1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers

1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
LocationEastern Province, Sri Lanka
Date11 June 1990
TargetUnarmed Sri Lanka Police officers who had surrendered
Attack type
Armed massacre, mass shooting, domestic terrorism
WeaponsFirearms
Deaths600–774 police officers
10 soldiers
PerpetratorsLTTE

Execution-style mass murder of unarmed police officers was carried out by the militant organization Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka on 11 June 1990. Members of the LTTE are alleged to have killed over 600[1] unarmed Sri Lanka Police officers in Eastern Province on that day. Some accounts have estimated the number of killed officers as high as 774.[2]

  1. ^ "Recalling the saddest day in Lankan Police history". Lanka Newspapers. 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Killing of 774 policemen". Rivira. 2011. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 12 June 2011.

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