Be vigilant for unexploded ordnances

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By Gandhya Senanayake

The army requests the public to be vigilant and not to meddle around with suspicious articles that may be explosives and to inform the nearest army detachment, in such an instance, Army Spokesman Major General Ubaya Madawela told Daily Mirror online.

He added that a claymore weighing 2 Kilograms and four unserviceable grenades were recovered from a government property in Nittabuwa during the weekend after information was received from the public.

He further added that a few isolated incidents such as these were recorded after the war and that the public was requested to be on the alert for explosives that may have been brought during the war and still hidden in Colombo. (Daily Mirror online)

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Comments - 9

Razor Blade Sunday, 30 January 2011 09:08 AM

This is obvious, it won’t be easy to unearth landmines & bombs planted over 25 years in a hurry. Similar situation still exists in Cambodia. Unfortunately, people must learn to live with it.

loku podi guru Sunday, 30 January 2011 09:28 AM

True, unexploded ordnance from World Wars I and II are found from time to time in Europe.

CasinoRaja Sunday, 30 January 2011 10:41 AM

Local Governemnt elections are coming so there will be more Unexploded Ordinance will surface

Labby Sunday, 30 January 2011 12:23 PM

So are we back to the 'suspicious article' days again ?

loku podi guru Sunday, 30 January 2011 01:30 PM

What about this comment makes it deserve thumbs down?

meranchi Sunday, 30 January 2011 02:53 PM

Nation suffer long years from LTTE hand, now from whom still have to be clear .....?

puchi Sunday, 30 January 2011 04:55 PM

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM HOPE NOT

Bonda Sunday, 30 January 2011 05:07 PM

Some time back there was an Advertisement calling for local NGO's to get involved in mine clearance what happened to that or has it been shelved.

Amarapala Sunday, 30 January 2011 10:41 PM

Here we go again... They find these things just before elections.

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