Chencholai Bombing (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Chencholai bombing is a disputed event in the Sri Lankan Civil War. It took place on August 14, 2006 when the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed what they claimed to be a rebel LTTE training camp killing at least 61 children between the ages of 16 and 18, all of them girls. The LTTE, UNICEF, SLMM and UTHR all claimed those in the compound were not LTTE cadres. Sri Lankan army stated it considered the children as LTTE combatants and hence a legitimate target. On September 1, Sri Lankan police said they arrested three young women -aged 18, 19 and 20 - whom they said were injured in the airstrike and were subsequently brought to a hospital in central Sri Lanka for treatment. Inspector General of Police Chandra Fernando said the three young women all claimed that they were taken by a member of the Tamil Tigers to a camp deep within rebel territory for first aid training but when they reached the camp, they were forced to undergo weapons training.