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The two LTTE cadres are accused of shooting down an Antanov-32 plane firing missiles from Wilpattu Wildlife Park killing 32 military personnel.
From this sentence, the following information was extracted.
Wilpattu Wildlife Park, Wilpattu Wildlife ParkMullaitivu
attack, kill The two LTTE cadres, Wilpattu Wildlife Park an Antanov-32 plane firing missiles from Wilpattu Wildlife Park killing 32 military personnel, 32 military personnelThis data was extracted from the following paragraph of the newspaper clippings.
Two ex-cadres of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were indicted on May 30 before the Anuradhapura Provincial High Court over charges of shooting down a military aircraft on March 30, 2000, reports Colombo Page. The two LTTE cadres are accused of shooting down an Antanov-32 plane firing missiles from Wilpattu Wildlife Park killing 32 military personnel. Sri Lanka Air Force at the time submitted a report that the plane crash was due to a technical issue. However, Police Terrorist Investigation Department (TID) arrested two ethnic Tamils few years back under suspicion of shooting down the aircraft using missiles. The suspects have been in detention for more than four years.
| Event ID | Date | Country | Storyhead |
|---|---|---|---|
| 63522-128054-324733 | 5/31/2013 | Sri Lanka | Two ex-cadres of LTTE indicted for shooting down a military plane in March 2000 |
| 63522-128054-324733 | 5/31/2013 | Sri Lanka | Two ex-cadres of LTTE indicted for shooting down a military plane in March 2000 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63522-128054-324733 | 5/31/2013 | Sri Lanka | attack | Mullaitivu |