Explosives found in child's shoe

Rafik Jalaldeen

MONARAGALA: Police in Millekele Watte, Monaragala have found a child's shoe filled with 50g of C4 high explosive.

Following a tip-off received from a private informant, Monaragala Police found the shoe near a tree by the side of the road, Monaragala HQI M. Linton said.

The explosive material was taken for further investigation with Army, he added.Defence authorities suspect that the LTTE is transporting explosives in various forms to different areas in the country.

Monaragala police have conducted a search operation. UVA Province DIG T.K. Miskin is leading the investigation with three police teams from Monaragala. No arrests have been made so far. In another incident, a soldier was killed in Pirappa Madu, Vavuniya in a claymore mine attack around 9 a.m. yesterday.

Soldiers and police personnel engaged in route clearing have been targeted by two LTTE claymore mines.