An estimated 60 young Tamils were killed in Thambiluvil by members of the Special Task Force in reprisal for a previous Tamil guerrilla attack on Sinhalese civilian

18 young men were taken into custody and there was evidence, though denied by the government, that the Special Task Force shot and killed them.

Sarojini Yogeswaran, mayor of Sri Lanka's northern town of Jaffna, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen.

LTTE forces knocked out 6 army posts in the occupied Jaffna peninsula, killing at least 3 Sri Lankan soldiers. The attacks took place at 2.20 early this morning at a place called Mirusuvil, in Jaffna's Thenmaradchy district. These checkpoints were notorious for soldiers' abuse of local Tamil citizens and hence their dismantling will bring relief to residents. During the attack the soldiers manning these checkpoints rapidly deserted their positions. There were no LTTE casualties and a quantity of arms and ammunition was captured.

SL Tropps Raped and Killed a 4 chileren's mother
Murugesupillai Koneswary, a mother of four children, was killed at her home in 11th Colony village by a grenade being thrown at her genitals on the evening of 17 May. Reportedly only her two-year-old child was present when the attackers entered her house. Her husband and three older children were not at home.

60 young Tamils were killed in Thambiluvil
On 17th May, an estimated 60 young Tamils were killed in Thambiluvil by members of the Special Task Forces!

18 young Tamils were killed
On 17th May 1986, 18 young men were taken into custody and there was evidence, though denied by the government, that the Special Task Force shot and killed them.

S Francis [ 37 M from Thampirai, Vanni ]
SL Air Force bombed the market area in Thampirai, Vanni and attacked the area indiscriminately killing 5 civilians and critically wounding 8 others.

T Ravindran [ 34 M from Thampirai, Vanni ]
SL Air Force bombed the market area in Thampirai, Vanni and attacked the area indiscriminately killing 5 civilians and critically wounding 8 others.

K Thevarasa [ 38 M from Thampirai, Vanni ]
SL Air Force bombed the market area in Thampirai, Vanni and attacked the area indiscriminately killing 5 civilians and critically wounding 8 others.

R Balachandran [ 30 M from Thampirai, Vanni ]
SL Air Force bombed the market area in Thampirai, Vanni and attacked the area indiscriminately killing 5 civilians and critically wounding 8 others.

S Apputhurai [ 35 M from Thampirai, Vanni ]
SL Air Force bombed the market area in Thampirai, Vanni and attacked the area indiscriminately killing 5 civilians and critically wounding 8 others.

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[ 17:21 GMT, May. 17, 2006 ] [ ANI ]

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[ 15:32 GMT, May. 17, 2006 ] [ TCNR ]

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[ 15:25 GMT, May. 17, 2006 ] [ UPI ]

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[ 11:43 GMT, May. 17, 2006 ] [ WSWS ]

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[ 11:43 GMT, May. 17, 2006 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 11:40 GMT, May. 17, 2006 ] [ AP ]

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[ 11:37 GMT, May. 17, 2006 ] [ AP ]

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[ 11:35 GMT, May. 17, 2006 ] [ LTTE Peace Secretariat ]

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[ 15:43 GMT, May. 17, 2005 ] [ CTV ]

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[ 09:58 GMT, May. 17, 2005 ] [ Khaleej Times ]

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[ 09:51 GMT, May. 17, 2005 ] [ Illangai Thamizh Sangam ]

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[ 09:48 GMT, May. 17, 2005 ] [ AP ]

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[ 09:46 GMT, May. 17, 2005 ] [ AP ]

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[ 13:01 GMT, May. 17, 2004 ] [ Bernama News Link ]

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[ 12:56 GMT, May. 17, 2004 ] [ Illangai Thamizh Sangam ]

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[ 11:19 GMT, May. 17, 2004 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 11:18 GMT, May. 17, 2004 ] [ AP ]

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[ 11:16 GMT, May. 17, 2004 ] [ LTTE Peace Secretariat ]

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[ 13:33 GMT, May. 17, 2003 ] [ Thiruvasakam in Symphony ]

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[ 13:00 GMT, May. 17, 2003 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 12:36 GMT, May. 17, 2003 ] [ Gulf News ]

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[ 11:49 GMT, May. 17, 2003 ] [ BBC ]

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[ 11:41 GMT, May. 17, 2003 ] [ Newindpress ]

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[ 11:39 GMT, May. 17, 2003 ] [ AFP ]

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[ 11:36 GMT, May. 17, 2003 ] [ The Hindustan Times ]

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[ 02:44 GMT, May. 17, 2003 ] [ Daily Mirror - SL ]

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[ 12:49 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ The Hindu ]

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[ 12:46 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ AP ]

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[ 12:26 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ Daily Mirror ]

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[ 12:10 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ CTC OnLine ]

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[ 10:39 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 02:48 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ ABC News ]

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[ 02:41 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ Gulf News ]

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[ 02:36 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ AP ]

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[ 20:12 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ Asia Times ]

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[ 20:09 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 20:08 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 14:05 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 12:59 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ NewInd Press ]

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[ 02:32 GMT, May. 17, 2002 ] [ BBC ]

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[ 20:32 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 20:11 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 17:06 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ The World Mirror ]

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[ 16:26 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ BBC ]

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[ 13:21 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ AFP ]

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[ 13:11 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 13:10 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ AFP ]

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[ 21:08 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 20:32 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ AFP ]

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[ 11:02 GMT, May. 17, 2001 ] [ BBC ]

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[ 09:20 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ WSWS ]

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[ 09:16 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Washington Post ]

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[ 08:50 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Rediff ]

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[ 08:49 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 08:40 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ AFP ]

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[ 02:50 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ AP ]

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[ 02:46 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 16:45 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ CS Monitor ]

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[ 16:41 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ BBC ]

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[ 16:13 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 01:58 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 15:53 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ AFP ]

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[ 15:52 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ BBC ]

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[ 13:12 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Rediff ]

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[ 13:07 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ TamilCanadian ]

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[ 12:44 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ CNN ]

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[ 12:40 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ The Hindu ]

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[ 12:35 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Rediff ]

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[ 12:22 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Refugees Daily ]

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[ 12:13 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 12:05 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 01:21 GMT, May. 17, 2000 ] [ BBC ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 1999 ] [ TamilCanadian ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 1999 ] [ Sunday Times ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 1999 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 1999 ] [ TamilCanadian ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 1999 ] [ TamilNet ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 1999 ] [ BBC ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 1998 ] [ Reuters ]

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[ 11:11 GMT, May. 17, 1998 ] [ Reuters ]