Further violence followed , including the Vankalai massacre . The Sri Lankan army and Tamil Tiger rebels blamed each other for the killings . There was also the Kebithigollewa massacre in which the LTTE attacked a bus , killing at least 64 Sinhalese civilians and prompting more air strikes by the Air Force , and the assassination of Sri Lanka 's third highest-ranking army officer and Deputy Chief of Staff General Parami Kulatunga on 26 June by an LTTE suicide bomber . These events led the SLMM to question whether a cease-fire could still be said to exist
Vankalai massacre
Vankalai massacre
Sri Lankan Civil War