Vadakkandal massacre
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Location8°54′17″N 80°02′04″E / 8.90472°N 80.03444°E
Vaddakkandal, Mannar district, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
Vaddakkandal, Mannar district, Northern Province, Sri Lanka
DateJanuary 30, 1985 (+8 GMT)
TargetSri Lankan Tamil Civilians
Deaths52
| Vaddakkandal massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War | |
 Location of Sri Lanka | |
| Location | 8°54′17″N 80°02′04″E / 8.90472°N 80.03444°E Vaddakkandal, Mannar district, Northern Province, Sri Lanka |
| Date | January 30, 1985 (+8 GMT) |
| Target | Sri Lankan Tamil Civilians |
| Deaths | 52 |
| Injured | 40+ |
| Perpetrators | Sri Lankan military |
Vaddakkandal massacre was a massacre of Tamil civilians in the Tamil village of Vaddakkandal in Mannar district of the Northern Province, Sri Lanka.[1][2] At least 52 residents of the village who were mostly agricultural laborers working in their fields were brutally attacked and killed by the Sri Lankan military forces. More than 40 people were left seriously injured by the attack. Several of those killed included women, elderly, and even infants. There had been no investigations into the massacre and no member of the Sri Lankan Army has been brought to justice for the killings yet.[3]
