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
LocationKent and Dollar Farms, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka
Date30 November 1984
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsSubmachine guns, automatic rifles, hand grenades
Deaths82 killed (including civilians, home guards, military personnel)
PerpetratorsLiberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
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