The couple, who were arrested by the intelligence services on Wednesday (02) while transporting a claymore mine along with their child, had taken the bombs to carry out two attacks in the North and East, police investigations have revealed.

In a joint operation, the police and the army on Wednesday arrested the former LTTE member and her husband in Paranthan on a tip off given by the intelligence services.

The couple was apprehended while traveling in a bus from Jaffna to Kandy. The couple had hidden the bomb in a bag with rugs, police said.

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