| Muttur massacre | |
| Location: | Muttur, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka |
| Target: | Sri Lankan Tamil civilians |
| Date: | 8–10 November 1985 |
| Timezone: | +8 GMT |
| Fatalities: | At least 30 (Possibly 100+) |
| Injuries: | Unknown |
| Perps: | Sri Lankan Army, Sri Lankan Navy, Sri Lankan Air Force |
1985 Muttur massacre was a mass killing of Tamil civilians in the town of Muttur in Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The massacre occurred when all three divisions of the Sri Lankan military attacked the town by land, air and sea. The motive of the attacks was deliberately aimed at slaughtering ethnic Tamils, who formed the local population in the region. The killings lasted from the 8th to 10th November of 1985.[1] [2]
Civilians were shot, killed and burnt with their houses. Over 30 people were confirmed to have been killed. And over 70 others who have been arrested or have been forcibly disappeared were not accounted for. Several others who attempted to escape and those who sought refuge at temples were also killed.