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In addition, the Sri Lanka Air Force helicopter fired a rocket killing eight civilians near the Pokkanai Pillaiyaar temple.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
Pokkanai Pillaiyaar templeKegalle
kill a rocket eight civiliansThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
In addition, the Sri Lanka Air Force helicopter fired a rocket killing eight civilians near the Pokkanai Pillaiyaar temple.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37711-71784-171762 | 4/6/2009 | Sri Lanka | 79 civilians killed in SLA shelling in Mullaitivu District, claims Tamil Net |
The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.
Note: incidences are geocoded by the district centroid.
In the same newspaper clipping is further information on the events:
| Event ID | Date | Country | Act | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37711-71784-171762 | 4/6/2009 | Sri Lanka | kill | Kegalle |