LTTE weapons’ stock recovered

BATTICALOA: A massive stock of LTTE weapons including T-56 rifles, Rocket Propel Grenade Launchers (RPG) and Light Machine Guns (LMG) were recovered by troops from Tharavikulam in Thoppigala, Batticaloa last morning.

Soldiers during search operations unearthed 153 T-56 weapons, 23 RPG launchers, two LMGs with 32 drums, one 40 mm grenade launcher, four 12.7 mm weapon barrels and five multi purpose machine gun tripods wrapped in polythene and buried in a jungle in the area.