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More warlike items unearthed in Wanni
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Colombo News Desk CND on 02 July, 2009 05:51:00
 
According to the reports, troops found one suicide water scooter loaded with 22
kg of high explosives and a thermo-baric weapon during the searches conducted in
the Puthukkudiyiruppu area on Wednesday (Jul 2). Also, troops uncovered a large
stock of diving equipment from the Vellamullivaikkal area on Tuesday (Jun 30).
Among the other items found since Tuesday were three T-56 rifles, one 12.7mm
machine gun, one shotgun ,407 mortar bombs, 11RPG bombs, 13 improvised bombs,
over 7650 ammunition used for T-56 riffles, over 2845 ammunition used for MPMG
weapons, 16 Arul bombs, 165 hand grenades, 12 radio communication sets, 10
claymore mines, one pistol, three traps, one suicide jacket, one GPS, three AP
mines, two hand scooters, one laptop and 6 outboard motors.
Clearing operations are being continued