Bombing of Nagerkovil Maha Vidyalam

On September 22nd 1995, the SL Air Force bombed the Maha Vidyalayam resulting in the instantaneous death of about 40 Tamil civilians, 24 of them school children. Many of the injured continued to die during the course of that week. The Sri Lankan government denied bombing the school. The incident took place a mere 12 hours after the government imposed press censorship on the reporting of military events.