Explosives defused in Nochchikulama

Residents of Nochchikulama in Vavuniya found a pressure bomb and a hand grenade on a by road on the Vavuniya-Kalmadu main road today, after heavy showers and floods receded.

The residents who found a 15 Kilo pressure bomb and a hand grenade had informed the Vavuniya police, who arrived at the scene and defused them. Pix and tex by Romesh Madushanka-Wanni