Sunday, January 25, 2009

Advancing troops discover LTTE mine-manufacturing factories

(ST)The LTTE blasted the Kalmadukulam tank bund yesterday, flooding a section of the A-35 Paranthan- Pooneryn main road, Dharmapuram and Visvamadu, as troops advanced towards the Visvamadu area,worsening the plight of civilians trapped there, the Defence Ministry said.

The Tigers used high explosives to trigger the detonation, the Ministry further said. Meanwhile, during last week’s operations, security forces discovered two LTTE mine-manufacturing factories about 500 metres east of the eastern edge of the Udayarkattukulam tank in Mullaithivu. The factories contained chemicals, explosive substances, metal balls, batteries, detonator cords, flexible wires and gas cylinders, the Defence Ministry said. Full Text