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Black July: Eighteen Tamil political prisoners at the Welikada high security prison in Colombo are massacred by Sinhalese prisoners, the second such massacre in two days.
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Black July
1983 anti-Tamil riots in Sri Lanka
Black July was an anti-Tamil pogrom that occurred in Sri Lanka during July 1983. The pogrom was premeditated, and was finally triggered by a deadly ambush on a Sri Lankan Army patrol by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on 23 July 1983, which killed 13 soldiers.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sri Lankan Tamils
South Asian ethnic group
Sri Lankan Tamils, also known as Ceylon Tamils or Eelam Tamils, are Tamils native to the South Asian island state of Sri Lanka. Today, they constitute a majority in the Northern Province, form the plurality in the Eastern Province and are in the minority throughout the rest of…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Welikada
Suburb in Western Province, Sri Lanka
Welikada is a suburb in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It is the location of the Welikada Maximum Security Prison.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Welikada Prison
Maximum security prison in Colombo, Sri Lanka
The Welikada Prison is a maximum-security prison and the largest prison in Sri Lanka. It was built in 1841 by the British colonial government under Governor Campbell. The prison covers an area of 48 acres (190,000 m2). It is overcrowded with about 1700 detainees exceeding the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Colombo
Capital and largest city of Sri Lanka
Colombo is the executive and judicial capital and largest city of Sri Lanka by population. The Colombo metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of 5.6 million, and 752,993 within the municipal limits. It is the financial centre of the island and a tourist destination.…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Welikada prison massacre
Mass killing in Colombo, Sri Lanka during the 1983 Black July riots
The Welikada Prison Massacre took place during the 1983 Black July pogrom against Sri Lankan Tamil minority in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Fifty-three prisoners were killed inside a high-security prison. No one has been convicted of crimes relating to these incidents.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Sinhalese people
Native ethnic group of Sri Lanka
The Sinhalese people, also known as the Sinhalese or Sinhala people, are an Indo-Aryan ethno-linguistic group native to the island of Sri Lanka. They are the largest ethnic group in Sri Lanka, constituting about 75% of the Sri Lankan population and number more than 15.2 million.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)