NORTH & EAST: TROOPS during search and clear operations in the general areas of AKKARAYANKULAM, UPPUKULAM, VISUAMADU, PUTHUKKUDDIYIRUPPU and SUGANDIPURAM recovered two 120 mm mortar bombs, five T-56 weapons, seven hundred and twenty rounds of T-56 ammunition, seven T-56 magazines, twenty hand grenades, one I-com set, two belts, four jackets, nineteen anti personnel mines, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG), two claymore mines, eight 60 mm mortar bombs, one 80 mm mortar bomb, four 82 mm mortar bombs and one booby trap on Thursday (17).
Meanwhile, Air Force troops deployed in east recovered one hand grenade from KOVILADI area on the same day (17).
