Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak happened in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka on 27 September 1983. After the Welikada prison massacre Tamil political inmates were transferred to Batticaloa. Since they were not co-operating with the police they were told by the prison guards that they will be transferred back to a Sinhalese area. Fearing death 41 Tamil political inmates decided to escape. Using smuggled weapons and outside help they overwhelmed the guards and escaped in groups."@en }
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- 1983_Batticaloa_Jailbreak comment "1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak happened in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka on 27 September 1983. After the Welikada prison massacre Tamil political inmates were transferred to Batticaloa. Since they were not co-operating with the police they were told by the prison guards that they will be transferred back to a Sinhalese area. Fearing death 41 Tamil political inmates decided to escape. Using smuggled weapons and outside help they overwhelmed the guards and escaped in groups.".
- Q4580933 comment "1983 Batticaloa Jailbreak happened in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka on 27 September 1983. After the Welikada prison massacre Tamil political inmates were transferred to Batticaloa. Since they were not co-operating with the police they were told by the prison guards that they will be transferred back to a Sinhalese area. Fearing death 41 Tamil political inmates decided to escape. Using smuggled weapons and outside help they overwhelmed the guards and escaped in groups.".