NORTH & EAST: ARMY troops on their search and clear operations conducted jointly with Navy and Police in the general areas of PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU, ADAMPAN and IRANAMADU recovered one T-81 weapon, seventy-seven anti personnel mines, 23 kg of C-4 explosives, one hundred and twenty-five detonators, three thousand four hundred and ninety-one rounds of T-56 ammunition, forty anti personnel mine fuses, four hundred rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition, two thousand and seven hundred rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, one MPMG weapon, one MPMG link, three claymore mines, eight hand grenades, thirteen LTTE fabricated bombs, five pouches and one remote controller on Saturday (28).
Meanwhile, troops in the east during search operations in VALACHCHANAI and PUCHCHAKARNI recovered two hundred and thirteen rounds of 20 mm ammunition, seven hundred and seventy rounds of 4.5 mm ammunition and one hand grenade the same day (28).
In the meantime, KANTHALE Police during a search operation in the area recovered documents and posters belonging to Tamil Rehabilitation Organization (TRO) on Saturday (28).
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