Live ammunition found from Jaffna University library ceiling

By Situm Chaturanga and Thevatharsan Sukinthan   

A stock of live ammunition has been recovered from the  ceiling of the Jaffna University library during repairs to the roof on  Thursday evening.   

The workers who carried out repairs had noticed a  suspicious parcel wrapped in papers and informed the officials. Police  who initiated investigations recovered two magazines loaded with 56 live cartridges. Police said the two magazines contained more than 50 live  cartridges.   

During investigations, the police searched the suspicious  areas in the library buildings and collected the fingerprints. They had  recovered blood-stained clothes and a roll of wire during the search  operation.   

Kopay Police are conducting further investigations to  identify the individuals who had hidden the stock of ammunition in the  library buildings.