Information About Incident 37877-72114-172685 in Puttalam Sri Lanka

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Meanwhile, two three-year-old boys who sustained injuries during LTTE shelling in the un-cleared areas (area not under Government control) died at the Pulmoddai hospital in the night of April 14.

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Meanwhile, two three-year-old boys who sustained injuries during LTTE shelling in the un-cleared areas (area not under Government control) died at the Pulmoddai hospital in the night of April 14. The two, Dinesh Yalini and Kuhadas Obison, who were among a group of civilians rescued by the Army and moved to the Government-controlled areas in Trincomalee were reportedly brought from Mullaitivu. The Senior Superintendent of Police Ranjith Gunasekara told Daily Mirror that the victims were injured by shelling in the un-cleared areas.

Event ID Date Country Storyhead
37877-72114-172685 4/17/2009 Sri Lanka SLA attacks kill 57 civilians and injure more than 300 inside NFZ

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Event ID Date Country Act District
37877-72114-172685 4/17/2009 Sri Lanka kill Puttalam