Hand grenade found in Polpithigama disarmed by Navy

Hand grenade found in Polpithigama disarmed by Navy

May 1, 2019   08:49 pm

The police, based on a tip-off by the residents of Polpithigama, Kurunegala, have managed to find a Singapore-manufactured hand grenade near the Moragollagama railway station.

Subsequently, the bomb disposal squad of the Sri Lanka Navy disarmed the bomb, stated the Police.

Meanwhile, a special operation carried out by intelligence officers on a tip-off received by the State Intelligence Service has found 04 swords at a restaurant situated closeby to the Badulla-Badulupitiya and Badulla Jumma mosque.

Two suspects have also been arrested by the intelligence officers and they have been handed over to the Badulla police for interrogation.

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