Claimed to be the first mass killing of Sinhalese civilians carried out by the LTTE, the ‘Kent and Dollar Farm massacres’ of reportedly 70 Sinhalese villagers took place in two tiny farming villages in the district of Mullaitivu, North Eastern Sri Lanka.
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“On November 30, the LTTE committed its first large-scale massacre of civilians, a night attack on the settlers of Kent and Dollar Farms. At least 70 Sinhalese villagers were killed when LTTE fighters pulled families from their homes, bound their hands, and shot them in the heads, execution style.” Playing the Communal Card: Communal violence and human rights, Cynthia Brown and Farhad Karim, Human Rights Watch, April 1995.
“The first Sinhalese settlers brought in were prisoners settled in the Open Prison Camp established in the premises of Kent and Dollar farms. The first ever massacre of Sinhalese by Tamil militants took place here on 30th November 1984. Both communities became victims of massacres and counter massacres.” Padaviya-Weli Oya: Bearing The Burden Of Ideology, Information Bulletin No.4, University Teachers for Human Rights, 13th February 1995.
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