▁along ▁with ▁L T TE ▁leader ▁P rab h ak aran , ▁to ▁Mad ras , ▁India . ▁ ▁L T TE ▁member ▁Se el an ▁( Char les ▁Lucas ▁Anthony ), ▁a ▁close ▁associate ▁of ▁P rab h ak aran , ▁was ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁confront ation ▁with ▁the ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁Army ▁in ▁Me es al ai ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁government ▁b anned ▁all ▁reporting ▁about ▁the ▁L T TE . ▁In ▁response , ▁the ▁L T TE ▁planned ▁to ▁amb ush ▁an ▁army ▁military ▁con voy . ▁On ▁ 2 3 ▁July ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁at ▁around ▁ 1 1 . 3 0 ▁pm , ▁the ▁L T TE ▁amb ushed ▁the ▁Four ▁Four ▁Bra vo ▁military ▁pat rol ▁in ▁Th ir un el vel i ▁near ▁J aff na . ▁Th ir teen ▁soldiers ▁were ▁killed ▁on ▁the ▁spot , ▁two ▁died ▁later ▁and ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁L T TE ▁cad res ▁were ▁also ▁killed . ▁L T TE ▁members ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁amb ush ▁included ▁P rab h ak aran , ▁K itt u , ▁App a iah , ▁Ch ella k ili , ▁I yer , ▁Pul end ran , ▁Santos ▁and ▁Victor . ▁The ▁amb ush ▁precip itated ▁the ▁Black ▁July ▁anti - T amil ▁ri ots ▁in ▁which ▁between ▁ 4 0 0 ▁and ▁ 3 , 0 0