2006 Sri Lankan air attack during the Sri Lankan Civil War
Chencholai bombing
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
School girls killed in the incident
Location
Mullaitivu, Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka
Date
August 14, 2006 (+6 GMT)
Target
Suspected Sri Lankan Tamil rebels
Attack type
Air bombing
Weapons
IAI Kfir
Bombs
Deaths
61 Tamil school girls[1]
Injured
155+ [2]
Perpetrators
Sri Lankan Airforce
The Chencholai bombing (also spelled Sencholai) took place on August 14, 2006 when the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed what it said was a rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) training camp, killing 61 girls aged 16 to 18.[3][4][5][6] The LTTE, UNICEF, the Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission and UTHR all said those in the compound were not LTTE cadres.[7][8][9]
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