One civilian killed, four babies among the injured in SLAF aerial bombing
One civilian killed, four babies among the injured in Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) aerial bombing, North East Secretariat on Human Rights (NESoHR), said in an emailed statement today.
The statement further said:
A father was killed and his wife and two young children were among the eight civilians badly injured in an aerial bombing carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force at 12.10pm on 27 September. Among the injured are two more babies.
The bombing took place in Raththinapuram just 300 meters from the Kilinochchi town center and the smoke rising from the bombing site could be seen from the town center. Kilinochchi town that includes Raththinapuram is densely populated with 25,000 people.
A Hindu temple is among the 14 buildings badly damaged by the bombing. The remaining 13 buildings affected were private homes. Two of the 13 homes were reduced rubbles.
The ICRC, the only international agency left in Kilinochchi had recently shifted its office to Raththinapuram following heavy shelling of its old site on A9 road. The bomb site is less than 200 meters from its new office.
