Article by WorldNews.com Correspondent Dallas Darling. Another festering wound of colonization exploded in July of 1983 when angry mobs attacked, maimed and murdered thousands of Tamil people. While over 3,000 Tamils, including women and children, lay bleeding to death in the streets of Sri Lanka, Sinhalese prisoners conveniently were allowed to kill fifty-two Tamil political prisoners in Colombo’s jail. What was to be known as Black July, thousands of Tamil homes were set on fire. When some occupants tried to flee, they were shot to death. Meanwhile, a bus full of Tamils was firebombed killing all passengers inside. It is estimated that 150,000 more Tamils fled Sri Lanka to settle in…
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