Two young men have been admitted to hospital after an unexploded bomb went off in Jaffna on Saturday in land that people were recently resettled into by the Sri Lankan army.
The bomb was found in the Valivai region of Valikamam North, which was under army control and reported to have been cleared before resettlement began.
The two injured men were collecting metal for sale, when they found the unexploded bomb and triggered it. The men, 19 year old M S Nishantha and 32 year old Santhanam Benjamin, have been admitted to Jaffna Teaching Hospital with significant injuries.
The bomb blast has left locals, also recently resettled into army controlled lands, fearful of further unexploded bombs remaining.
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