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Sept 28, Colombo: Sri Lankan troops engaged in continuing search and clear operations in the former battle zones made a startling discovery yesterday (27) in the Kappukulam area of Mullaitivu.
Troops of the Task Force-8 conducting search operations in the area unearthed parts of a C1 307 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and some parts of LTTE aircraft kept buried by the LTTE rebels.
Parts of the UAV recovered included the engine, parts of an UAV camera, two UAV wings, two front wheels, a small rear wheel, 8 training bombs, 3 dropping bombs, 4 bags with damaged parts of an UAV, an oxygen cylinder and an aircraft engine.
The military believes the LTTE had brought the spare parts to be used for their clandestine aerial assignments and buried them before they fled the areas as the troops moved in.
Task Force-8 troops also recovered a haul of military items including ten Claymore mines of 1.5 kg, one Claymore mine of 5 kg, five 82mm mortar bombs, five 60mm mortar bombs, two T-56 weapons from the Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Mullaitivu.
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