Suicide jacket, explosives found from Chavakachcheri house

Police today said that a suicide jacket and a stock of explosives and ammunition were recovered during a raid on a house in Chavakachcheri, Jaffna. 

Issuing a media release, Police Headquarters said police raided a house at Maravanpulo, Chavakachcheri, based on a tip-off. 

The following items were recovered at the location: One suicide jacket, four side chargers, three parcels containing about 12 kilograms of TNT, two packets containing 100 rounds of 9mm pistol ammunition and two battery packs used to detonate side chargers. 

The owner of the house has fled the area. Investigations are currently ongoing to arrest him. 

Police further said it is suspected that the explosives and other items had been stored at the house since the period of the war. 

  

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