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On July 9, 1995, the Navaly church bombing is carried out by the Sri Lanka Air Force killing 125 Tamil civilian refugees. The year's #1 song was "Gangsta's Paradise" by Coolio featuring L.V.. Jofra Archer, Logan Paul, Pedro Cachin would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · July 9, 1995
The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly in the Jaffna Peninsula was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force during the Sri Lankan Civil War on 9 July 1995. It is estimated that at least 147 Tamil civilians, who had taken refuge from the fighting inside the church, died as a result of the bombing. The victims included men, women and children.
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1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1995th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 995th year of the 2nd millennium, the 95th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1990s decade.
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Air Force attack in Sri Lankan Civil War
The Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul in Navaly in the Jaffna Peninsula was bombed by the Sri Lankan Air Force during the Sri Lankan Civil War on 9 July 1995. It is estimated that at least 147 Tamil civilians, who had taken refuge from the fighting inside the church, died as a result of the bombing. The victims included men, women and children.
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