ARMY UNEARTHS 7500 Kg POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SUSPECTED TO HAVE BEEN IMPORTED FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF EXPLOSIVES

Apr 3, 2009 Source: Onlanka News - By Walter Jayawardhana

Army sources said second Task Force soldiers were able to unearth 7500 kilograms of Potassium Chloride chemical in the form of white powder in the Udayar Kattu area in the LTTE enclave now occupied by the army. Army sources said the LTTE would have used the chemical to manufacture underwater and other explosives and the amount found could have been used for a great devastation. The chemicals were neatly packed in 70 bags and covered in plastic bags and then buried under the ground. The buried chemicals were found during a search operation in the jungles of Udayarkattu kulam. Among the other military ware unearthed also included 12 T56 guns, 19 claymore mines , moulds for the manufacture of mortars and large amount of booby traps set in soap boxes.