Explosives, live ammo recovered upon questioning of suspect linked to Easter Sunday attacks

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Jun 27, 2019
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A stock of explosives and live ammunition were recovered following questioning carried out on Mohamed Milhan, a suspect arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks.

This ammunition had been buried at a forest area in the Ollikulam area in Kattankudy, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

Accordingly, 300 sticks of gelignite explosives, six litres of liquid gelignite, a 1000 detonator, fuse code and a 475 rounds of ammunition used in Type-56 assault rifles had been recovered from the area, the Spokesman noted.

Mohamed Milhan, the suspect who had provided these information, had been arrested in Jeddah by a group of Criminal Investigations Department (CID) officers.