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20 Years for the Aranthalawa Massacre

Grieving over his loss

A farmer M. H. Kiriappu, 60, weeps as he looks at a photograph at an exhibition in Colombo, of his Buddhist monk son, Ven. Thaligamuwe Uparatane who was killed by LTTE terrorists in Aranthalawa 20 years ago.

 

Massacre and the brutal mutilation of 33 young monks and their mentor Chief Priest Ven. Hegoda Indrasara at Arantalawa in Ampara, by the ruthless and bloodthirsty henchmen of the LTTE on 02 June 1987.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     
The LTTE terrorists brutally massacred 33 Buddhist monks at Aranthalawa in Ampara on 02 June 1987  

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