The Kilinochchi Police have arrested two suspects in Kilinochchi who were carrying a claymore mine.

Police said that during interrogation, the suspects stated that they were taking the bomb to be given a person identified as the mother of a former LTTE leader in the Iyakkachchi area. She is suspected to be the mother of a former LTTE leader named Gopi.

A man and a woman traveling in a bus carrying the claymore mine were arrested in the Paranthan area in Kilinochchi during a search operation conducted by the Kilinochchi Police and the Terrorism Investigation Division on a tip off received.

During the interrogation of the woman, the officers were able to find the explosives and other equipment buried in the garden.

Two hand grenades, 50 pistols and ammunition were found buried safely in a plastic barrel. Twenty-five rounds of ammunition, several pieces of equipment, including a telescope suspected of being used in a sniper rifle was located.

Accordingly, two other persons who were in the house with the woman were also arrested.

Police said that the two suspects arrested in the bus and the three suspects arrested at home were to be produced before the Kilinochchi Magistrate's Court.

Meanwhile, views were also expressed in Parliament regarding this incident.