Troops Foil LTTE Terror Plans; Recover Over 600 Kilos of Explosives Including Suicide Jackets

JAFFNA: The Army foiled major LTTE terror plan and assassination attempts by recovering a large stock of explosives including suicide jackets from JAFFNA this morning (17). Acting on a lead from a resident, the Army uncovered a large stock of C-4 explosives, suicide jackets and ammunition from a house in the KANTHARODAI area around 10.00 a.m. this morning.

LTTE suicide jackets recovered from Kantharodai Jaffna

T - 56 Weapon and explosives recovered from Kantharodai Jaffna

The stock had been carefully concealed in a hidden compartment between two walls of the house, Army sources said. The discovery is one of the biggest findings in JAFFNA during recent times. The Army believes that the items would have been stored by the LTTE terrorists to mount a major attack to disrupt normalcy in Jaffna.

Ammunition Recovered from Kantharodai Jaffna

C - 4 Explosives Recovered from Kantharodai Jaffna

Following is a list of the recoveries.

C-4 explosives 622 kg
T-56 ammunitions 6334
T-56 Weapon 01
Silencer Pistol 01
Boxes of bicycle steel balls used to make claymore mines 21
Suicide Jackets 08
Claymore mines - each 10 kg 03
Claymore mines 02
Mobile phones 05
GPS 01
T-56 magazines 20
Silencer pistol ammunition 790
Code Sheets 70
Large number of assorted batteries
A stock of medicine 20
Small fuses
Claymore Stands 04
Detonators 08
Radio Signal equipment 04
Antennas 04
Remote Control Devices 05
Boxes of explosives, (Improvised explosives devises) 03
Olive Green Uniforms 04
UPS 01


The cooperation extended by civilians have hampered LTTE attempts to engage in disruptive attacks and helped troops to maintain normalcy in the JAFFNA peninsula. Assistance by JAFFNA civilians in combating terrorism is a clear indication of the growing public support towards the humanitarian mission of the Security Forces.