The Jaffna lagoon massacre or
Kilaly massacre occurred on January 2, 1993, when a
Sri Lankan Navy Motor Gun Boat and a number of smaller
speed boats intercepted a number of boats transporting people between the south and north shores of the
Jaffna Lagoon in the
Northern province in
Sri Lanka, and attacked them under the glare of a spot light. The estimated number of deaths range from thirty five (35) to one hundred (100). However, only fourteen (14) bodies were recovered. It was reported that other victims of this
massacre were burnt along with their boats. The Sri Lankan government claims that the boats were transporting rebel
Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres.