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were attacked and weapons and ammunition were stolen while only four of the attackers were killed in the entire series of attacks. DJV claimed responsibility and the Criminal Investigation Department investigation resulted in 13 JVP members arrested. Kosala stated that these weren't against the Sri
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According to Kosala a.k.a. Adhikari, the JVP members received training in rural areas. They were trained for a period of time like 1-2 weeks. He got basic training like usage of a knife and assault rifle as preparation for the attack.
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On 15 April 1987, the JVP launched the attack on the SLAF detachment in Pallekele in Kandy. Assisted by a SLAF deserter, Mahinda, under the directions of
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132 Demonstrators were shot Dead and 712 Arrested During Island -wide Protests Against the Indo – Lanka Accord of July 29th 1987
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Pfaffenburger, B. "The Indian Intervention and the Resurgence of the JVP". University of California press.
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led government. They named the UNP government as traitors and created the "Patriotic People's Movement" (
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JVP used the weapons they took away, months later on 7 June, Sri Lanka Air Force Base,
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Lankan army but attempts made to collect weapons and arm themselves for the conflict.
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began in 1983 following years of racial and political tensions between the Majority
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people in Sri Lanka. The Indian Peacekeeping Force arrived in 1987 following the
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attack on the Sri Lankan Armed Forces (SLAF) base in Pallekele
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