12/12/2021 Sri Lanka, Settentrionale, Kilinochchi
“If you ever come across anything suspicious like this item, please do not pick it up, contact your local law enforcement agency for assistance”
A 25-year-old Tamil youth has been killed and a 13-year-old injured after a disused mortar shell reportedly exploded in Kilinochchi on Sunday. The explosion, in the town of Umayalpuram, reportedly was due to an old, unexploded mortar shell that had been accidentally triggered. The 13-year-old has been taken to Kilinochchi hospital with serious injuries and is still receiving medical treatment. Early reports that the home where the youth was staying had several other old, unexploded shells amongst other scraps of metal. The family had reportedly been collecting the metal to sell for a living. Several other similar tragic incidents have been reported in recent years across the Tamil homeland. In 2015, a similar explosion in Jaffna led to two men being seriously injured after they were collecting metal for sale and found an unexploded bomb that was accidentally triggered. In 2012, following the death of a young Tamil boy who tried to prise apart explosive device for scrap metal to sell, the technical adviser for the U.N. Development Program’s mine action group in Sri Lanka, officially recognised the use of cluster munitions by Sri Lanka.
Photo-Source: tamilguardian.com
If you find anything that appears to be an explosive device, do not touch it, leave it where it is and call the police. We will contact the appropriate agencies to properly dispose of the item.
Dear editors, Biography of a bomb is aimed at highlighting the danger caused by unexploded bombs. Moreover, the most important aspect is that we work completely non profit, raising awerness about this topic is what drives us. We apologize if we make use of pictures in yours articles, but we need them to put a context in how findings are done. We will (and we always do) cite source and author of the picture. We thank you for your comprehension.
