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1989 Kandy massacre

1980s massacres of the Sri Lankan Civil War1987–1989 JVP insurrection1989 in Sri LankaBattles and Operations of the Second JVP insurrectionEngvarB from August 2018
Indian Peace Keeping ForceMassacres in 1989September 1989 events in Asia

The 1989 Kandy massacre was a series of retaliatory attacks on the villages of Menikhinna, Arangala, Mahawatta, and Kundasale in the Kandy District of Central Province, Sri Lanka during the 1987-89 JVP Insurrection. While the massacre was officially attributed to the vigilante group Eagles of the Central Hills, other reports and eyewitness accounts claim that it was a joint operation conducted by the army and police. It was one of the largest single incidents reported to Amnesty International during the JVP Insurrection.

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