SLA cordons, searches Dambulla town areas

[TamilNet, Monday, 25 February 2008, 02:38 GMT]
The Sri Lanka Army (SLA) and police launched a cordon and search operation Sunday night in Dambulla town and its surroundings. The police said the operation was initiated after the discovery of parcel of explosives near a public telephone booth in the town around 10:00 p.m Sunday night, media sources in Colombo said.



Several persons have been questioned during the operation and lodgings and houses were searched, sources said.