Police seize biggest explosive stock in Kurunegala
Police seized 940 kg of C 4 explosives from a lorry at the Palugas handiya (junction) road block at Kotawehera, Nikaweratiya, Kurunegala around 3.30 p.m. today (01). The explosives had been stocked in 47 boxes each carrying 20 kg, the Police said.
Latest information reveals that the explosives had been carefully concealed underneath a stockpile of coconuts.
The Police also arrested the driver and his assistant believed to be from the Chavakachcheri area in the North.
Today's seizure is reportedly the biggest explosives haul recovered in Sri Lanka.
C-4 or Composition C -4 is a common type of plastic explosive used by the LTTE in bomb attacks in Sri Lanka. It can be easily molded into any shape or stuffed into gaps in buildings, equipment or machinery.
The LTTE had used 50 kg of C-4 explosives in the Central Bank attack which killed 55 people and injured over 1000.
Security Forces believe that the massive stock of C-4 explosives would have been transported to Colombo by the LTTE for a major attack. Due to a thorough security check by the police at the Palugas handiya road block another possible terrorist attack was prevented.
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