Events on August 4 in history

2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers (August 4, 2006)

A massacre is carried out by Sri Lankan government forces, killing 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF).

The 2006 Trincomalee Massacre of NGO Workers, also known as the Muttur Massacre, took place on 4 or 5 August 2006, when 17 employees of the French INGO Action Against Hunger (known internationally as Action Contre la Faim, or ACF) were shot at close range in the city of Muttur, Sri Lanka, close to Trincomalee. The victims included sixteen minority Sri Lankan Tamils and one Sri Lankan Muslim.

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Events on August 4 in history

2006 Trincomalee massacre of NGO workers (August 4, 2006)

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Ariel Sharon

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Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

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Guantanamo Bay detention camp