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Background of July 1983 - Reasons why 3000 Tamils were killed without any provocation in a week
[2nd June 1983 MP Amirthalingam I was again in Trincomalee on 2 June 1983 when organized Sinhala fishermen attacked Tamil fishermen. I was able to feel the mounting tension since morning. People were gathered in small groups intensely discussing the developments of the previous day. I overheard remarks like `breaking of heads` and `teaching the Tamils a lesson`. These two phrases had gained wide currency during those days, the first attributed to Lalith Athulathmudali and the second to the the very top man. Over sixteen Tamil civilians killed. About forty people in hospital seriously injured by cutting and shooting. One hundred and fifty Tamil houses burnt. Nearly a thousand people dehoused and in refugee camps - not one Sinhalese. Services conduct search in Tamil areas terrorizing people and this followed immediately by thugs attacking the Tamil people and setting fire to the houses. ] |
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