Police recover cache of weapons

Rafik Jalaldeen

A haul of arms and weapons was recovered by police in a jungle patch in Vakarai on Monday at 2.15 p.m., SSP Ranjith Gunasekera said.

Police unearthed 43 AP mines, 23 hand grenades, six 82mm mortar bombs, two 60mm mortar bombs, six 82mm mortar bomb fuse, 80 AP mine fuse and a locally made gun.

Meanwhile, three bodies of female LTTE cadres were recovered by the Security Forces last morning following a confrontation on Monday in Mankulam, Mannar.

Arrangements have been made to hand over these bodies to the ICRC after completing the investigations.