<p>The forces recovered 17 suicide jackets, eight claymore mines, 300 kg of C-4 explosives and 7,000 jonny mines from the hideout.<br /><br />“Police ascertained information about the hideout by questioning six of Prabhakaran’s closest aides now in custody,” the “Island Newspaper reported.<br />Prabhakaran, whose body was recovered by the Sri Lankan troops on May 19, is believed to have used the hideout in Wanni during the last phase of the war.<br />A police team headed by SSP Quintus Raymond conducted the search operation and recovered documents and 56 compact discs from the hideout.<br /><br />The files pertaining to Prabhakaran, his family members and his close associates would help the police and the security forces with the ongoing investigations.<br />The police said all these documents and weapons had been buried underground.<br />Ever since curtains came down on the three-decade civil war in Sri Lanka in May 2009, security forces have been recovering arms and ammunition from hideouts in the former stronghold of the Tamil Tigers.</p>
<p>The forces recovered 17 suicide jackets, eight claymore mines, 300 kg of C-4 explosives and 7,000 jonny mines from the hideout.<br /><br />“Police ascertained information about the hideout by questioning six of Prabhakaran’s closest aides now in custody,” the “Island Newspaper reported.<br />Prabhakaran, whose body was recovered by the Sri Lankan troops on May 19, is believed to have used the hideout in Wanni during the last phase of the war.<br />A police team headed by SSP Quintus Raymond conducted the search operation and recovered documents and 56 compact discs from the hideout.<br /><br />The files pertaining to Prabhakaran, his family members and his close associates would help the police and the security forces with the ongoing investigations.<br />The police said all these documents and weapons had been buried underground.<br />Ever since curtains came down on the three-decade civil war in Sri Lanka in May 2009, security forces have been recovering arms and ammunition from hideouts in the former stronghold of the Tamil Tigers.</p>