MULLAITTIVU: ARMY troops continuing their deep searches further into areas where pitched battles occurred went on collecting more and more LTTE weapons and explosives that had been either kept buried or left behind during the last phase of the rescue mission.
Those recoveries were largely made from AMPALAVANPOKKANAI, UDAYARKATTUKULAM, PARANTHAN west in PALLAIKULAM and PUTHUKKUDDIYIRIPPU east areas. Wednesday (03) collections included twenty-four T-56 weapons, one pistol, four hundred and thirty 9 mm pistol ammunition, two Sub Machine Guns (SMG), one thermo baric weapon, twelve anti personnel mines, one M-75 pistol and one magazine.
Meanwhile, troops operating in the EAST recovered seven hundred and fifty 7.6 x 39 ammunition, two land mines of 15kg each, one T-56 weapon, three magazines, seventy five T-56 ammunition, one hand grenade, three anti personnel mines with fuses, one claymore mine of 5 kg, seven wire rolls, one field dressing, fifteen 7.62x39 ammunition, eight rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition and two electric saws from the general areas of UNNACHCHI, NAINAKADU in TRINCOMALEE and KOMPANACHCHENA in BATTICALOA, the same day (03).
Similarly, troops recovered one T-56 weapon, one magazine, three hundred rounds of T-56 ammunition, one pack and two rain capes from the general area of VEERAMAKKALMANKADU in VAVUNIYA during another search.
