A total of 87 detonators have been discovered at a private bus stand in Bastian Mawatha by the Pettah Police this afternoon.
Intially, police had discovered 12 detonators at the bus stand at around 1 pm today. However, upon clearing a garbage heap in the same location, police had discovered 75 more detonators, Police Media Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said.
The detonators had been inspected by the Special Task Force (STF) and were handed over to the Scene Of Crime Officers (SOCO) for further investigations.
No suspects have been arrested so far, police said adding that Pettah police are conducting further investigations in this regard.
Mr. Ali Sabri Rahim, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Puttalam District whom an open warrant had been issued, attended a public ceremony at Al Aksha National School in Kalpitiya today (16) as the special guest of honor.
All Ceylon Makkal Congress MP Ali Sabri Raheem had been arrested by Kalpitiya police after he surrendered to the police today morning.
Senior DIG Nilantha Jayawardena has been sent on compulsory leave pending disciplinary investigation over his failure to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings.
The 22nd amendment to the constitution dealing with the term of the President has been gazetted by order of President Ranil Wickremesinghe.
An interim order prohibiting Deshabandu Tennakoon from carrying out his duties as Inspector General of Police (IGP) has been issued by the Supreme Court.
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