Police on Wednesday recovered a stock of explosives in the north of the country,  hours after a suicide jacket and a stock of explosives were discovered at another location in the north.

Several explosives including small bombs and a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher were discovered from an abandoned well in Mannar in the north after police had conducted a search operation in the area.

The explosives are believed to have been hidden by the Tamil Tiger rebels during the war period.

Police had earlier on Wednesday recovered a suicide jacket and explosives from a house in Chavakachcheri, in Jaffna District, sparking concerns from opposition parliamentarians that the Tamil Tiger rebels may try to regroup. The suicide jacket and explosives were recovered from a house based on information received by police.