Troops
during
search
and
clear
operations
in
Omanthe,
Vilpaththu, Muruthamudei, Kumalamunai, Thanniuththu, Andankulam, Vellamullivaikkal, Kadiraweli and Puthukudiyiruppu areas of Wanni recovered 11 Anti Personnel Mines
(APMs),
50
60-mm
mortar
bombs,
four
Rocket
Propeller
Grenades
(RPG),
six
electric
mines,
13
Para
bombs,
seven
rounds
of
14.5-mm
ammunition,
one
14.5-mm
ammunition
link,
three
T-56
weapons,
four
T-56
magazines,
60
rounds
of
T-56
ammunition,
eight
81-mm
mortar
bombs
and 70 rounds of 12.7 ammunition on February 7,
according
to
Sri
Lanka
Army
report.
Meanwhile,
de-mining
groups
in
Periyathampane,
Sinnaparichchan, Pichchankulam,
Nochchikulam Ampakamam and Adampan areas recovered 72 APMs, three 60-mm mortar bombs and one RPG on the same day.
Further,
Police
in
Mullaitivu
area
recovered
66
cans
containing
25
kilograms
of
explosives
in
each
on
the
same
day. |
