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| Funeral of two civilians killed by Sri Lankan air force bombing. |
The SLAF bombardment on civilian target occurred while the Norwegian Ambassador to Sri Lanka was in Kilinochchi to meet with the head of the LTTE’s political wing.
Flying at low altitude, the Kfir bomber targeted fishermen and their families as they were sorting fish on the shore near the Church of Velankani, Alampil, and dropped two bombs on them.
P. Premkumar, 15, lost both of his legs in the attack.
Dias Arulsan, just a year old, was also among the wounded, as was his four-year-old sister Alaiyarasi.
The others injured were identified as S. Sarathkumar, 12, K. Thusyanthini, 10, S. Tharsan, 18, K. Sivarasa, 39, J. Veathanyagam, 46, T. Poomani, 52, D. Thiyagarajah, 67 and N. Alfred, 67.
Premkumar and Tharsan were in such a serious condition that they were transferred to Kilinochchi hospital.
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| One-year-old Dias Arulsan was among eleven civilians injured when the jet bombed a fishing village. Photo TamilNet |
A civilian settlement of 1200 IDP fisher families, including those who relocated from Mayiliddi, Jaffna, is located 300 meters from the attack site.
Mullaiththeevu Government Agent Ms. Imelda Sukumar said she had received a report from an area official in Karai Irapattu who verified that the SLAF bombardment was a at a solely civilian target.
The funeral of the two civilians killed took place last Thursday.
Both bodies were kept at a Community Development Centre of Alampil for the public to pay their last respects, and were later buried at the Mullaiththeevu Christian Cemetery, with hundreds of people attending the funerals.
