Ammunition find in Mannar

A cache of explosives buried by the LTTE sometime during the fighting was recovered by the navy at a location in Vediththatheeva in the Mannar District yesterday, a senior official said today.

The finds included five 60mm mortars, an equal number of anti-personnel mines, two hand grenades and 1600 rounds of live 7.6x39mm ammunition, Navy Spokesperson Kosala Warnakulasuriya said.