Three terrorist suspects arrested

Disaster averted :

COLOMBO: The Army yesterday arrested three Sinhalese men suspected to have received LTTE weapons training for six months in an LTTE terrorist camp in Kilinochchi under the terrorist leader Kapila Amman in a search operation conducted in Dehiwala and suburbs.

They have arrived in Colombo to take VIP targets, Army spokesman told the Daily News.

Acting on information received from a civilian, Security Forces have arrested three suspects along with a haul of arms and ammunition.

Among the recovered arms and ammunition are, C4 explosives weighing six kg, four T-56 weapons, 449 rounds of ammunition, two micro pistols and 49 rounds of ammunition, 50 rounds of 9 mm ammunition, two claymore mines weighing 1kg and 60 electronic detonators.

With the arrest of three terrorist suspects and the arms and ammunition, a disaster that could have caused great loss of life and property has been averted, thanks to the vigilance of the civilians and prompt action of the Security Forces.