1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers

1990 massacre of Sri Lankan Police officers
Part of the Sri Lankan Civil War
LocationEastern Province, Sri Lanka
Date11 June 1990
TargetUnarmed Sri Lanka Police officers who had surrendered
Attack type
Armed massacre, mass shooting, domestic terrorism
WeaponsFirearms
Deaths600–774 police officers
10 soldiers
PerpetratorsLTTE

On 11 June 1990, the militant organisation Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) carried out a massacre of unarmed police officers in Sri Lanka's Eastern Province. LTTE members allegedly killed over 600 officers that day. Some accounts estimate the number of officers killed was as high as 774.