High Explosives found in Gurunagar, Jaffna
Posted by ONLANKA Newsroom on October 4, 2019 - 1:24 pm
The Navy, during a search operation carried out in Gurunagar, Jaffna, has recovered 1kg and 30g of high explosives.
A suspicious parcel was found yesterday (03) during a search carried out by the Northern Naval Command.
The haul of high explosives was packed in four parcels, the Navy said.
Further investigation into the incident is currently underway.
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This is the second time explosives were found in a few months.
Last time the arrested JMO in Jaffna stated that the LTTE had re-surfaced, funded by the diaspora.
If this is the case, the military cannot be removed from the North and East as demanded by TNA.
We do not want a repeat of a thirty year war!
Moreover, we are in a financial crisis, unlike the LTTE, whose supporters have continued to raise funding even when the war ended.