Army recovers large haul of explosives and fuel

Army in two incidents reported from MANNAR area  recovered a large haul quantity  of LTTE  Anti- Personnel mines, explosives  and live ammunition  and seized  a  large stock  of fuel.

A total of 5333 rounds of live ammunition, 143 Anti- Personnel mines, 40 hand grenades and a large stock of food including essential items belonging to the LTTE terrorists were recovered when the Army attacked a strong point in ADAMPAN in mainland MANNAR around 8.45 in the morning on Wednesday (30).

In a search operation on the same day (30) in the night around 7.15 the Army also recovered a 210 liter barrel of petrol from MANNAR Island which the terrorists  had kept ready to be transported to the "un - cleared"  areas.

In two search operations conducted in the VAVUNIYA area, the Army recovered a large stock of LTTE terrorist mines and "booby traps also conducted two search operations in the VAVUNIYA area on Wednesday (30). 60 LTTE Anti- Personnel mines and four (04) "booby traps" were recovered by the Army from the VLAYATHIKULAM area, while on the same day (29), one hundred and twenty (120) Anti- Personnel mines and ten (10) "booby traps" were recovered from KALLUKULAM area, VAVUNIYA.

In two search operations conducted by the Army in the TRINCOMALEE area on Wednesday (30),  twenty (20) 60mm mortar bombs and thirteen cartridges were recovered  around 12.40  from KADAWANA area in the  afternoon while around  9.20 in the morning a 120mm mortar bomb  primed as a "booby " trap was recovered  from ALIYAODAI area.