Date: 18 April 1987

Location: near Alut Oya, Sri Lanka

Type of event: terrorism

Description:

Tamil Tigers ambushed and attacked Sinhalese on three buses, two trucks, and a private van on a road in Sri Lanka near Alut Oya. Casualties numbered 127 dead and 64 injured.

Consequences: 127 killed, 64 injured

References:

• The New York Times, 20 Apr. 1987, p. I 1:4.

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