Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Heavy stock of explosives found in Central Sri Lanka

Police Terrorist Investigations Department (TID) yesterday uncovered a large stock of TNT explosives from Nilagammana area, in Digana, Kandy.

According to the TID officials the stock containing approximately 110 pounds of TNT explosive slabs were found on information obtained from a Tamil Tiger arrested recently.

The Tamil Tiger has swallowed a cyanide capsule following the arrest. He is presently undergoing treatments at the Peradeniya hospital.

Police believe that the Tamil Tigers had brought the explosives into the area with the intention of carrying out major terrorist attacks in the South.

Extracted from,
http://www.colombopage.com/archive_08/April9110630JR.html

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