15 April 2009 - Tamil civilians killed carrying white flag in No Fire Zone, diaspora continues protests
The Sri Lankan Military, in an intense 3 hour assault on the No Fire Zine killed at least 180 Tamil civilians.
Reports form the ground highlighted that injured civilians transported with white flags were being killed.
“The seriously wounded civilians are dying as their transport has been blocked by the Sri Lankan army firing on medical transport carrying white flags. The Sri Lankan army gunners shot a man who was trying to transport a wounded victim while holding white flag,” sources on the ground told Tamilnet.