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Medical authorities at Puthumaaththalan hospital reported that 63 wounded civilians were admitted on April 17 while 55 others on April 18 at the makeshift hospital.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
PuthumaaththalanPuttalam
injure 63 civiliansThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) continued indiscriminate shelling inside the No Fire Zone (NFZ) in Mullaitivu District on April 17 and April 18 killing at least 60 civilians, according to local NGO workers, claimed pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net. The SLA shelling targeted Iraddaivaaykkaal and Mullivaaykkaal areas of the NFZ. Medical authorities at Puthumaaththalan hospital reported that 63 wounded civilians were admitted on April 17 while 55 others on April 18 at the makeshift hospital. Of the 118 injured, 67 were wounded in shelling and 51 in gunfire, according to medical sources.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 37894-72148-172789 | 4/19/2009 | Sri Lanka | 60 civilians killed in SLA attacks inside NFZ, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37894-72148-172787 | 4/19/2009 | Sri Lanka | kill | Mullaitivu |
| 37894-72148-172789 | 4/19/2009 | Sri Lanka | injure | Puttalam |