1990 Batticaloa massacre

Batticaloa massacre or Sathurukondan massacre
LocationBatticaloa, Sri Lanka
Coordinates7°42′58″N 81°42′0″E / 7.71611°N 81.70000°E / 7.71611; 81.70000
DateSeptember 9, 1990 (1990-09-09) (+6 GMT)
TargetSri Lankan Tamil civilians
Attack type
Cutting, Burning
WeaponsSwords, Knives
Deaths184
Injured1
PerpetratorsSri Lankan Army

The 1990 Batticaloa massacre, also known as the Sathurukondan massacre (Tamil: சத்துருக்கொண்டான் படுகொலை), was a massacre of at least 184 minority Sri Lankan Tamil refugees, including infants, from three villages in the Batticaloa District by the Sri Lankan Army on September 9, 1990. Although the government instituted two investigations, no one was ever charged.