Jaffna yields more LTTE weapons

Rafik JALALDEEN

JAFFNA: Security Forces in Jaffna yesterday made a breakthrough in their efforts to find more of LTTE’s hidden armouries with the seizure of two large caches of arms.

They recovered weapons and explosive items from Navanthurai and Annakoddai following a tip-off by a civilian, the Media Centre for the National Security said.

A cache of weapons and ammunition was recovered by the Security Forces following information given by a civilian yesterday round 9.00 a.m. in Navanthurai, Jaffna.

“The Security Forces found the weapons hidden in a lorry parked in front of a house,” a spokesman from the MCNS said.

The Security Forces recovered a suicide jacket, two explosive chargers, a bottle of cyanide powder, two satellite phones, three remote controllers, a large claymore charger, eight small claymore chargers, four communication sets, a phone charger and 20 code sheets.

The Security Forces also recovered weapons and medical items following information given by a civilian on Wednesday in Annakoddai, Jaffna, the MCNS spokesman said.

The Security Forces recovered an RPG, a micro pistol, 25 live rounds of 9mm, a 9 volt battery, 350g of C4 explosives, a miniature UZI magazine, two communication sets fitted with Improvised Explosive Devices, 118 syringes, 30 items of I.V , an assortment of about 1100 drugs, 66 bottle of medicine, 25 bottles of saline and a large stock of other medical items.