NORTH & EAST: ARMY troops carrying out search and clear operations in the general areas of NAYAKKULAM, AKKARAYANKULAM, PUTHUKKUDIYIRUPPU, KAPPUKULAM and KULAMURIPPU colleted three hundred and eighty-two anti personnel mines, twenty-four detonators, one hundred and five rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition, fifteen 40 mm cartridges, one 12 bore shotgun, eight hand grenades, two booby traps, three 81 mm mortar bombs, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) and forty-eight 60 mm mortar bombs on Tuesday (20).
Meanwhile, in a search operation in NAVALADI area, BATTICALOA Army troops recovered one anti personnel mine the same day (20).
In the meantime, Navy troops in TRINCOMALEE, found one 120 mm mortar launcher, one base plate and one bipod kept hidden in the Tractor Junction area, VERUGAL on Tuesday (20).
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