Baduraliya Police said 13 hand grenades were found close to a school building in Baduraliya. A watchman at the school had noticed a suspicious parcel containing hand grenades, and informed the Police.

Police officers, with the assistance of the schoo principal and the staff, siezed the hand grenades to carry out further investigations.

However, informed Police sources added that it was still not clear whether the hand grandes were placed by extremist militants. "It is possinle that the hand grenades were dumped near the school building by a criminal group. We can only ascertain the truth behind the after a comprehensive investigation," an informed Police source added.