Beaches
Pesalai Beach
Mannar, Mannar District
Mannar, MannarBeaches
About Pesalai Beach
The Pesalai church attack occurred on June 17, 2006 when armed gunmen shot at houses as well as Our lady of heart church in Pesalai, a village on Mannar Island, Sri Lanka. Six civilians were killed and at least 47 were injured in the attack. The eyewitness accused the governmental troops for this attack. The Sri Lankan Navy has denied this and has counter accused the rebel LTTE of being the responsible party. The Government of Sri Lanka instituted an investigation into this incident and has identified the responsible party.
Source: Wikipedia — Pesalai Church attack (CC BY-SA)
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