Three Hand Grenades Found from Abandoned Land in Moratuwa
Three unusable hand grenades have been recovered from an abandoned land in No. 404, Rawatawatte, Moratuwa on Friday evening (04 October). The grenades had been found when the land was being cleaned.
Air Force Bomb Squad had defused these grenades. Moratuwa Police are conducting further investigations.
08-01-2019
NORTH: Troops in the general area of NEELUMWILA recovered unusable four anti personnel mines on Monday (7).
21-12-2018
NORTH: Troops recovered nine anti personnel mines from NELUMWILA and WELIOYA areas on Thursday (20).
08-12-2018
NORTH: Troops recovered thirty-one anti personnel mines and two 60 mm mortar bombs from WETTIYAMURUPPU, PARASANKULAM and PERIYAMADU areas on Friday (7).
04-12-2018
NORTH: Troops recovered two 40 mm grenade launcher bombs, three hand grenades, forty-seven electric detonators, one 82 mm fuse, three hundred and fifty-eight rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Guns (MPMG) ammunition, six hundred and ninety-five rounds of T-56 ammunition, 80 m detonating code, two Light Machine Gun (LMG) drums, one T-56 magazine, four T-56 weapon parts, one 12 bore barrel, one hundred rounds of Light Machine Gun (LMG) ammunition, two unidentified ammunitions and one anti personnel mine from HOROUPOTHANA and NELUMWILA areas on Monday (3).
2018-10-22
NORTH: De-mining groups recovered eighty-eight anti personnel mines and one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) from WETTIYAMURUPPU, PALAPPANI, PERIYAMADHU and KEERISUDDAN areas on Sunday (21).
2018-10-19
NORTH:Troops recovered sixty-eight anti personnel mines from PERIYAMADHU and KEERISUDDAN areas on Thursday (18).
De-mining groups recovered sixty-seven anti personnel mines from PARAPPAKADATTHAN, WETTIYAMURUPPU and PARASANKULAM areas on the same day (18).
2018-10-09
NORTH: On informations received, troops recovered one hand grenade, one 60 mm mortar bomb and one 81 mm mortar bomb from KALMADHU and KALYANIPURA areas on Monday (8).
2018-09-13
NORTH: De-mining groups recovered one Rangan booster and thirty-three anti personnel mines from PARAPPAKADAATHTHAN WETTIYAMURIPPU area on Tuesday (11).
2018-09-11
NORTH : De-mining groups recovered sixteen anti personnel mines from PARASANKULAM and PERIYAMADHU areas on Monday (10).
