Police have detained five persons including the mudalali under emergency regulations. They were all arrested at the time of the raid. This discovery was made on a tip off. The suicide kits were found hidden in a secret compartment of a cupboard which was in the shop. Troops confirm two terrorists were killed.
Troops continue to dominate areas ahead of defences.
On July 20 around 6.30 pm at Kudarappu in the Jaffna district, troops on a search and clear operation in the area recovered two claymore mines, two anti personnel mines, three 40 mm grenades, four hand grenades and a few military items. On July 20 around 9.10 am at Nediyakadu in the Ampara district, STF troops confronted a group of terrorists and engaged them with small arms. Subsequently STF troops recovered two hand grenades, three T56 magazines and a radio cassette recorder. According to monitored terrorist transmissions one terrorist had been killed during the confrontation.