Personal data
Name
Thavarajah Selvakumari
Date of birth
1988
Age
18
Place of birth
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Biographical details
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Indcident
Date
12.04.2006
Location
Trincomalee
Description
People witnessed three truck loads of Sinhala thugs being brought to the Trincomalee town even prior to this explosion. These began robbing the business premises belonging to the Tamils and set them alight. Soon attacks on Tamils started. Guns and machetes were in these attacks. Most of the Tamils who were in Town for the April new year shopping were killed.
Legal situation (investigation/criminal proceedings)
There were many police, Navy and Army personnel who sttod by and watched as the Violence occurred.