Sri Lanka: UN discovers pistols
COLOMBO, 28 October 2008: The UN
says that it has discovered two pistols hidden on the premises of one of
its offices. The Makarov pistols, and 48 rounds of ammunition, had been
secreted under an outdoor wood pile in the Mannar IOM office, and were
discovered at 10 am this morning by a United Nations security officer during
a regular security sweep. The police and national authorities were immediately
notified. The matter is now under police investigation.