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Haul of arms and military equipment recovered
20 Jul 2010 - 13:32

VANNI: A haul of arms and military equipment were recovered yesterday (19).

In 56 Division DDG de mining team unearthed following unserviceable military items in the general area of KOLLARPULIYANKULAM yesterday (19). 

60mm mortar bombs  71
60mm mortar Para bombs 04
60mm mortar bombs fuses 06
Hand grenade   01
12.7x99mm ammunitions 142
7.62x39mm ammunitions20

In the general area MARUTHANKULAM, MMIP demining team unearthed 23 x P4 MK1 anti - personnel mines. In the general area, MAHILANKULAM, Horizon demining team unearthed 23 x P4 MK1 anti - personnel mines.

In the general area OMANTHAI, Army troops unearthed 02 P4 MK1 anti - personnel mines and unserviceable 01 x 81mm mortar bombs.

In the general area PARASANKULAM, DDG organization unearthed 22 x P4 MK1 anti - personnel mines. In the general area PERIYATHAMPANAI FSD demining team unearthed 154 anti personnel mines, 01 x 60mm mortar bomb, 01 x 81mm mortar bomb and 01 arul bomb.

In 61 division, MAG demining team unearthed 13 anti - personnel mines in the general area SINNDPANDIVIRICHCHAN and Army troops, 30 anti personnel mines in the general area MADHU, DDG de mining team, one anti personnel mine in the general area MANKULAM, FSD demining team, 21 anti personnel mines and 02 RANGAN 99 anti - personnel mines in the general area PALAMPIDDI.

MANNAR: The SL Army troops have recovered 06 AP mines and 03 unexploded ordnance in the general area of KARUNKANDAL and KOLLANKULAM, areas yesterday (19). Meanwhile MAG demining team has found 01 hand grenade and 02 unexploded ordnance in the general area NARIKKULAM on the same day.

KILINOCHCHI: In Security Forces head quarters KILINOCHCHI, 57 division army troops found unserviceable 07 RPG bombs in the general area ADAMPAN and army troops found unserviceable one Argus hand grenade in the general area IRANAMADU.

In the general area KILINOCHCHI Halo Trust demining team unearthed unserviceable 02 anti - personnel mines, Army troops found one unserviceable T - 56 weapon in the general area DHARMAPURAM.

Task Force 03, in the general area OLUMADU, Sarvatra demining team unearthed 11 Rangan 99 anti - personnel mines.

MULLAITHIVU: In Security forces MULLAITHIVU 59 division, army troops found unserviceable one RPG gun and one unserviceable RPG bomb and in 64 Division, Army troops found one 60mm mortar bomb in the general area KATKULAM. In 68 division, army troops recovered unserviceable 24 x 81mm mortar bombs, 05 hand grenades, 01 x 130mm bomb and 14 Rangan 99 anti personnel mines in the general area VELLAMULLAVAIKKAL and 21 fishing nets, 02 creel nets, 13 ropes and 01 Outboard machines (OBM) in the general area PUTHUKUDUIRIPPU.

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H.E. President
His Excellency   
Mahinda Rajapaksa President of Sri Lanka
Commander - In - Chief

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AT 18th May 2009
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