The Aranthalawa massacre was the massacre of 33 Buddhist monks, most of them young novice monks, and four civilians by cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organization (the LTTE, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers) on June 2, 1987, close to the village of Aranthalawa, in the Ampara District of Eastern Sri Lanka. The massacre is among the most notorious and devastating atrocities committed by the LTTE during the history of the Sri Lankan Civil War, and continues to be commemorated 35 years on.
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| - The Aranthalawa massacre was the massacre of 33 Buddhist monks, most of them young novice monks, and four civilians by cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organization (the LTTE, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers) on June 2, 1987, close to the village of Aranthalawa, in the Ampara District of Eastern Sri Lanka. The massacre is among the most notorious and devastating atrocities committed by the LTTE during the history of the Sri Lankan Civil War, and continues to be commemorated 35 years on. (en)
- Il massacro di Aranthalawa è avvenuto durante la guerra civile dello Sri Lanka nel 1987. Nel massacro, 33 monaci buddisti, la maggior parte dei quali novizi, e quattro civili furono uccisi dai quadri delle Tigri Tamil (in inglese LTTE), il 2 giugno 1987, vicino al villaggio di Aranthalawa, nel distretto di Ampara, nello Sri Lanka orientale. Il massacro è considerato l'atrocità più nota e devastante commessa dall'organizzazione ribelle durante la guerra civile, e ancora oggi viene commemorata. (it)
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| - The Aranthalawa massacre was the massacre of 33 Buddhist monks, most of them young novice monks, and four civilians by cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam organization (the LTTE, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers) on June 2, 1987, close to the village of Aranthalawa, in the Ampara District of Eastern Sri Lanka. The massacre is among the most notorious and devastating atrocities committed by the LTTE during the history of the Sri Lankan Civil War, and continues to be commemorated 35 years on. (en)
- Il massacro di Aranthalawa è avvenuto durante la guerra civile dello Sri Lanka nel 1987. Nel massacro, 33 monaci buddisti, la maggior parte dei quali novizi, e quattro civili furono uccisi dai quadri delle Tigri Tamil (in inglese LTTE), il 2 giugno 1987, vicino al villaggio di Aranthalawa, nel distretto di Ampara, nello Sri Lanka orientale. Il massacro è considerato l'atrocità più nota e devastante commessa dall'organizzazione ribelle durante la guerra civile, e ancora oggi viene commemorata. (it)
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