“Navaly Church bombing remembered 22 years on” by Tamil Guardian

“On 9th July 1995, the Sri Lankan Air Force bombed the St Peter’s Church in Navaly and the nearby Sri Kathirgama Murugan Kovil, which were both sheltering displaced Tamils from army bombardment.

A total of 13 bombs were dropped on the sheltering shrines, killing 147 on the spot with many more succumbing to injuries later.”

to read more: http://tamilguardian.com/content/navaly-church-bombing-remembered-22-years