| 1974 Tamil conference attack | |
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 Memorial for those who died in the 1974 Tamil conference incident | |
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| Location | Jaffna, Sri Lanka |
| Coordinates | 9°40′N 80°00′E / 9.667°N 80.000°E |
| Date | 10 January 1974 (+6 GMT) |
| Target | Sri Lankan Tamils |
Attack type | Electrocution |
| Weapons | Guns |
| Deaths | 9 or 11 |
| Injured | 50 |
| Perpetrators | Sri Lankan Police |
The 1974 Tamil conference attack occurred during the fourth World Tamil Research Conference, which was held in the city of Jaffna between 3 and 9 January 1974. Sri Lankan Police disrupted the meeting with force, killing nine[1] or eleven[2] people, and resulting in substantial civilian property damage and more than 50 civilians sustaining severe injuries.[1][2]
- ^ a b Rajasingham, K. T. "SRI LANKA: THE UNTOLD STORY Chapter 24: Tamil militancy - a manifestation". Archived from the original on 8 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b tamilguardian. "1974 massacre of Tamils at World Tamil Research Conference remembered". Archived from the original on 29 June 2021. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
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