Weapons haul recovered
COLOMBO: Troops engaged in search and clearing operations in
Taravikulam in Batticaloa recovered a large haul of arms and ammunition
including 55 T56 weapons, a spokesman for the Media Centre for National
Security told the Daily News.
This also included two T81 Light Machine Guns, two T56 Light Machine
Guns, three Sniper guns, four 60 mm Mortar Guns, one MPMG, four RPG
Guns, one 12.7 mm gun, C4 explosives packed in 10 cans, 15 kg TNT
explosives, 711 82 mm mortar bombs.
Meanwhile, one LTTE boat heading towards Mandathivu islands was also
fired upon by the Security Forces at around 4.30 a.m. yesterday.
Intercepted radio transmissions later confirmed that three Tiger
cadres were seriously injured due to Naval fire. |