Colombo: A former cadre of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militant group has been arrested with firearms and explosives in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province, the police spokesperson said.
On information received by an officer of the Serunuwara Army Camp, army officers on Friday arrested the suspect Joseph Peter Robinson, the Daily Financial Times newspaper reported.
During investigations, the police found a stock of weapons hidden in Robinson’s residence in Kilinochchi. They also arrested a 23-year-old woman said to be the suspect’s wife. (IANS)
