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Tigers Trigger Own Suicide Explosions Intending to Provoke IC

MULLAITTIVU: TROOPS now operating ahead of the newly captured REKTAVAIKKAL earth bund Thursday (30) late night have reportedly heard the sound of a huge explosion inside the remaining area, yet to be captured by the ground troops.

     Troops maintain some civilians would have been either injured or killed in the explosion, though the exact nature of the incident was yet to be ascertained.   

     It is believed LTTE terrorists who have been resorting to suicide explosions in the past few days might have triggered one more suicide mission in this instance, too. It could also be a ploy to attract international attention, claiming that such attack are being done by the ground troops of the Sri Lanka Army who do not use heavy weapons in the No Fire Zone.     

     Meanwhile, troops in the general areas of VELYANMADAM, PUTHUKUDIYIRUPPU, NELWELIKULAM and KUPPILANKULAM areas recovered one T-81 weapon, nine T-56 assault rifles, two T-56 assault rifles, one  76 mm gun pedal, one 76 mm gun firing pin, one 76 mm gun retaining spring,  four 76 mm Gun Breed block,   two 30 mm machine gun canon, gun mount and pedal, one  60 mm mortar base plate, two 60 mm mortar barrel,   one hand grenade,   one claymore mine, four hand grenades and one grenade pouch during search operations conducted in those areas.