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Troops recover torpedo

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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