Chencholai bombing
| Chencholai bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Sri Lankan civil war | |
School girls killed in the incident | |
| Location | Mullaitivu, Mullaitivu District, Sri Lanka |
| Date | 14 August 2006 (+6 GMT) |
Attack type | Air bombing |
| Weapons | IAI Kfir
|
| Deaths | 61 Tamil school girls |
| Injured | 155+ |
| Perpetrators | Sri Lankan Airforce |
The Chencholai bombing (also spelled Sencholai) took place on 14 August 2006 when the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed a Tamil orphanage in Mullaitivu, northern Sri Lanka, killing 61 girls aged 16 to 18. The Sri Lankan government claimed it was an LTTE rebel training camp. The LTTE, UNICEF, Sri Lanka Monitoring Mission and University Teachers for Human Rights all stated those in the compound were not LTTE cadres.