[ad#200×200] Police Special Task Force (STF) commandos thwarted an LTTE infiltration bid at Kalawanchikudi in Ampara district this morning (Sept 29).
According to the Media Centre for National Security (MCNS) an STF patrol has detected a suspicious boat moving in the Kodamadhu lagoon around 5 AM. When the STF personnel challenged the persons on the boat, they have opened fire at troops. STF troops effectively overpowered the terrorists and destroyed the boat.
During the subsequent search, STF troops found two bodies of slain LTTE cadres, along with one T-56 riffle, two hand grenades, one claymore mine, one radio antenna, ammo, LTTE uniforms, explosives and other military gear.
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