Snapped: 42 - Wounded in bombing at kaiveeli, puththukkudiyiruppu on 14th, January 2009 at 12:30 pm local time

For the larger version, click on the picture.
Original photo is from puthinam.com


13 civilians wounded in SLA shelling on Pongkal day
[TamilNet, Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 09:02 GMT]
Sri Lanka Army (SLA) fired artillery shells targeting civilians who have been moving from other areas of Vanni towards Puthukkudiyiruppu, causing injuries to 13 civilians, initial reports from Puthukkudiyiruppu said. The indiscriminate shelling has targeted Kaiveali settlement in Puthukkudiyiruppu division of Mullaiththeevu district. The bombardment comes on civilian settlement comes on Pongkal Day, a common festival of Tamil identity. The Tamil diaspora has called off Pongkal celebrations.

The wounded were rushed to Puthukkudiyiruppu hospital.

The names of the wounded:


S. Manjula, 28, female
K. Laksika, 31, female
K. Monhakumar, 33, male
Gnanam, 34, male
S. Sokkan, 34, male
S. Roxan, 34, male
S. Sivagnanam, 39, male
S. Arulvarathan, 40, male
L. Amaresan, 42, male
T. Thangachchelvan, 42, male
T. Nagaratnam, 46, male
S. Thavamalar, 57, female
K. Elizabeth, 63, female