PTK bombing 16 Oct 2006

PTK bombing 16 Oct 2006

Sri Lankan aerial bombing on 16 October 2006, in Puthukkudiyiruppu in the Mullaithivu district, killed four people including a baby and a four year girl.

Large number of shrapnel also fell inside a children’s home, Arivuchcholai Children’s Home, nearby that was housing more than 200 boys. One boy in the children’s home was also slightly injured. Nine homes were damaged. One of the families was in their bunker with their one month old baby. The bomb exploded only 8 metres from the bunker. The baby went into a coma and was rushed to the hospital and the baby recovered. One house that was damaged had 300 chickens kept in an enclosure. This has vanished without a trace. Another house in which a 12 year girl died and 6 members of the family were injured had two buses parked in its yard. These also completely disappeared.