Troops recover torpedo
Dhaneshi YATAWARA
Troops attached to the 53 Division, commanded by Major General Kamal
Gunaratne, have recovered an improvised underwater torpedo during their
search and clear operations in the cleared areas, Army sources said.
The contraption was recovered along with a body of a female LTTE
cadre, 14 claymore mines, nine battery chargers, four anti tank mines
and 15 kilograms of TNT explosives left behind by the fleeing LTTE
cadres.
Later they discovered another body of a female cadre and a mine
detector along with a load of T-56 weapons.
According to the information received by Sri Lanka Army, troops
engaged in the search and clear operations in the areas of Pattikkarai,
Puthukudiyiruppu, Visuamadu, Palamodai, Kokavil and Oddusuddan in Vanni
have recovered 122 anti personnel mines last Friday.
Along with these, troops recovered one 40mm grenade launcher, one
Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) two Light Machine Guns (LMG), one
improvised mortar launcher, several T-56 weapons, one I-com set.
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