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As reported earlier, three villagers of the Maligawila area were killed by suspected LTTE militants on January 18.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
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kill by suspected LTTE militants three villagers of the Maligawila areaThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
The Sri Lanka Police have instructed the farmers of Maligawila and its neighbouring villages in the Moneragala District near the border of Eastern Province, which recently came under attack by fleeing Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants from North, to vacate their homes with immediate effect, reports Colombo Page. According to Police sources, the villagers were instructed to vacate their homes due to failure to grant security for these villages following the recent attack. The sources confirmed that villagers in Kaluillama, Bosra, Kaju Ara and Demodara in Maligawila have begun to leave their houses obeying the Police order. The Police say they were instructed by top officials to evacuate the villages with immediate effect. As reported earlier, three villagers of the Maligawila area were killed by suspected LTTE militants on January 18.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 59826-119539-302626 | 1/28/2009 | Sri Lanka | Eastern border villagers under threat from LTTE |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 59826-119539-302626 | 1/28/2009 | Sri Lanka | kill | Kalutara |