Terror kits in abandoned toilet

Seven persons were taken into custody on suspicion yesterday after police recovered two suicide kits in an abandoned toilet at Panahe Watta (50th Colony) at Wolvendhal Street in the Pettah Police area last morning.

One of the kits had been fully assembled and ready for use while the other was in parts, Police said. Each kit contained ten kilos of explosives and would have caused considerable damage if they had been used, Police said. Several detonators were also found at the same place.

The Defence Ministry said the discovery was made possible because of information provided by members of the area’s civil vigilant committee.