Jan 08, Colombo: The Sri Lankan Special Task Force (STF) this evening captured a LTTE main camp known as ‘Stanley base’ in Kanjikudichcharu in the Ampara district and recovered a quantity of arms and ammunition.

Military Spokesman Brigadier Prasad Samarasinghe revealing this to the media said that LTTE has used this camp as a base to open fire at many places around this area causing heavy threats to the security and the civil lives.

A STF spokesman said that four STF personnel were wounded in the fighting and a search is underway to find the Tigers who had escaped into the jungle.

A Tiger spokesman however denied the government claim although confirmed a battle in the area.

Media Centre for National Security said that capture of the camp is considered as a significant and a strategic step forward as the Tiger terrorists were posing severe threat at the security forces from this camp. Continuous targeting of the security forces position in the area by the LTTE provoked the STF to clear the area and bring it under their control.

It is also reported that LTTE was housing a large number of child soldiers conscripted by them in this camp. City Bank Card, Chase low rate loan, American Express