2 civilians killed, 13 wounded in SLAF attack on Ki'linochchi suburb

[TamilNet, Wednesday, 01 October 2008, 06:14 GMT]
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) attacked a civilian settlement 1 km south of Ki'linochchi town, close to A9 Road, killing two civilians and wounding 13, Wednesday around 10:30 a.m. A 2-year-old girl, a 4-year-old boy, a 16-year-old and seven other females were among the wounded rushed to nearby Ki'lnochchi hospital. 19 houses were destroyed. Some of the windows of Ki'linochchi hospital shattered and sharpnels from the bombs reached the hospital premises, according to initial reports.

The wounded were identified by the medical sources as:

• Paranthaman Gowry, 02
• Tharmn Kokulavasan, 04
• Ramaiah Vijayatharsini, 16
• Chelliah Yogarani, 68
• Jebamalai Indrani, 28
• Aroljothi Arokiya, 49
• Kantharooban Subajini, 28
• Kandasamy Saththiyagnanathevy, 57
• Varnakulasingham Rajendran, 47
• Chellar Subramaniyam, 55
• Chelvanayagam Perumal, 65
• Vigneswaran Kamalathevi, 26
• Velu Ladchumippillai, 66