WANNI & EAST: ARMY TROOPS on their search and clear operations and de-mining groups operating in Wanni areas on Friday (18) recovered, eighty-five anti personnel mines, one anti tank mine, six 120 mm mortar bombs, eight hundred and twelve rounds of T-56 ammunition, two hand grenades, forty-six claymore mines weighing about 7.5 kg each and six claymore mines weighing about 15 kg each from the general areas of MANTHAI EAST, SINNAPANDIPARICHCHAN, ADAMPAN, IRANAMADU, MULLAYAWELI and UDAYARKATTUKULAM.
Meanwhile, troops operating in the East conducted a search operation in SAMPOOR area, TRINCOMALEE based on Intelligence received and recovered one hundred and nine 60 mm mortar bombs, eighteen 60 mm mortar cartridges, one hundred and forty-four 82 mm mortar bombs, two hundred and seventy 82 mm mortar cartridges and two hundred and two 82 mm mortar fuses on the same day(18).
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