Information About Incident 59934-119745-303217 in Kurunegala Sri Lanka

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As reported earlier, at least 12 civilians, including two children, were shot dead and several others injured by the militants who stormed Karawetiyagama village on February 21.

From this sentence, the following information was extracted.

• Meta Location: Karawetiyagama, Karawetiyagama, Karawetiyagama
• Matched District: Kurunegala
• Actgroup: kill, injure, attack
• Actor: by the militants who stormed Karawetiyagama village, by the militants who stormed Karawetiyagama village, the militants who
• Subject: at least 12 civilians , including two children ,, several others, Karawetiyagama village

Context

This data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.

The death toll in the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attack at civilians in the Ampara District has risen to 21, the Media Centre for National Security said on February 22, according to Colombo page. As reported earlier, at least 12 civilians, including two children, were shot dead and several others injured by the militants who stormed Karawetiyagama village on February 21.

The original source are newspaper clippings and extracts collected by the South Asian Terrorism Portal.

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