Navaly church bombing kills 121. More than 2000 seriously wounded in indiscriminate shelling. A Bomb reportedly concealed in a coconut cart explodes in Colombo killing 24 people. Hours after censorship is imposed, Sri Lankan war planes indiscriminately bomb civilian targets in the North, killing at least 100 civilians including 30 school children in Nagarkovil. Bomb attack at the oil depots in Kolonnawa and and Orugodawatte killing 20 security officers.
Relief agencies warn of danger from hunger, malaria and other diseases.
Sri Lanka army raises the National Flag over the center of the Jaffna city, captured after a fierce 50 day offensive, having flattened much of the populated areas between Palaly airport and Jaffna.