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A lorry transporting 940Kgs' of C4 apprehended- Nikaweratiya
#5 - 0--emndb--A lorry transporting 940Kgs' of C4 apprehended- Nikaweratiya--2007-06-02 06:35:19
#Vigilant Police officers at the Palugashandiya road
block, apprehended a lorry transporting 940Kgs of C4 high explosives,
averting a major tragedy on Friday the 01st of June, at 03.30p.m.
The lorry was requested to stop, on suspicion when it
was about to cross the Palugashandiya Police road block. Latest
information reveals that the explosives had been carefully concealed
inside the lorry underneath a stockpile of coconuts. - The Police officers recovered 47 boxes (each weighing
20Kgs) containing C-4 high explosives, possibly intended to cause mayhem
targeting innocent civilians by the LTTE .
The Police also arrested the driver and his assistant
believed to be from the Chavakachcheri area in the North.
According to the MCNS officials the seizure is
reportedly the biggest explosives haul recovered in Sri Lanka.
C-4 or Composition C -4 is a common type of plastic
explosive used by the LTTE in bomb attacks in Sri Lanka. It can be
easily molded into any shape or stuffed into gaps in buildings,
equipment or machinery.
The LTTE had used 50 kg of C-4 explosives in the
Central Bank attack which killed 55 people and injured over 1000.
Security Forces believe that the massive stock of C-4
explosives would have been transported to Colombo by the LTTE for a
major attack.
The Kotawehera Police are conducting further
investigations.
Palugashandiya is located in the Kotawehera Police
division, 06 miles North West of Nikaweratiya.--comments-->119--297--1
