Kent and Dollar Farm massacres
The Kent and Dollar Farm massacres were the first massacres of Sinhalese civilians carried out by the LTTE during the Sri Lankan Civil War. The massacres took place on 30 November 1984, in two tiny farming villages in the Mullaitivu district in north-eastern Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan government labeled this as an attack on civilians by the LTTE.
| Kent and Dollar Farm massacres | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kent and Dollar Farms, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka |
| Date | 30 November 1984 |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Submachine guns, automatic rifles, hand grenades |
| Deaths | 82 killed (including civilians, home guards, military personnel) |
| Perpetrators | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) |
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