Minor Explosions At The Saalaawa Army Camp; 47 Injured

The Security Council met this morning to discuss the aftermath of yesterday’s explosion at Saalawa Army camp in Kosgama, Avissawella.

Defense Secretary Karunasena Hetti Arachchi told our news team that several vital decisions were made during the Security Council meeting and they will be informing the media of those decisions later today.

The fire erupted at the Saalawa army camp’s ammunition dump at around 5.45 Sunday evening. The fire was doused after several hours.

However our correspondent stated that minor explosions from the site were heard intermittently throughout the morning.

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