Kanthalai­ massacre ­ 04, 05.06. 1986

Kantalai is situated in the Trincomalee district. On 04,05.06 1986, near the 4th Milepost, Sri Lankan Air Force and home- guards armed by them, stopped the buses and identified the Tamils and attacked them. Many were killed, disappeared and injured.

On 05.06.1986, a bus with 25 passengers going from Trincomalee to Vavuniya was stopped and attacked. The bus was burnt. From the ashes 10 bodies were recovered including that of a child and a

baby.

Over the two days, more than 50 civilians were killed and the fate of more than 35 civilians is not known.