Black July: Remembering the Riot That Started SL Civil War
The Quint
2019-08-19
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On the night of 23 July, 1983, the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam), a militant faction, killed 13 Sri Lankan soldiers.
This sparked an anti-Tamil riot, which soon spread to almost all of Sri Lanka. Mobs of Sinhalese, who were the majority, began to attack the local Tamils. Some reports suggested that they were aided by the government, the police and the army. The vandals who burnt down houses knew exactly which houses belonged to the Tamils and which were Sinhalese property.
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This sparked an anti-Tamil riot, which soon spread to almost all of Sri Lanka. Mobs of Sinhalese, who were the majority, began to attack the local Tamils. Some reports suggested that they were aided by the government, the police and the army. The vandals who burnt down houses knew exactly which houses belonged to the Tamils and which were Sinhalese property.
Video: The Quint
Music: Big Bang Fuzz
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