13 civilians wounded in SLA shelling on Pongkal day

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 09:02 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired artillery shells targeting civilians who have been moving from other areas of Vanni towards Puthukkudiyiruppu, causing injuries to 13 civilians, initial reports from Puthukkudiyiruppu said. The indiscriminate shelling has targeted Kaiveali settlement in Puthukkudiyiruppu division of Mullaiththeevu district. The bombardment comes on civilian settlement comes on Pongkal Day, a common festival of Tamil identity. The Tamil diaspora has called off Pongkal celebrations.



The wounded were rushed to Puthukkudiyiruppu hospital.

The names of the wounded:

1. S. Manjula, 28, female
2. K. Laksika, 31, female
3. K. Monhakumar, 33, male
4. Gnanam, 34, male
5. S. Sokkan, 34, male
6. S. Roxan, 34, male
7. S. Sivagnanam, 39, male
8. S. Arulvarathan, 40, male
9. L. Amaresan, 42, male
10. T. Thangachchelvan, 42, male
11. T. Nagaratnam, 46, male
12. S. Thavamalar, 57, female
13. K. Elizabeth, 63, female