The gun battle between suspected Islamist militants and military took place in Ampara, resulting in the discovery of 15 bodies.
A gun battle has taken place in Sri Lanka just after last week’s series of bomb blasts.
COLOMBO: The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after a rash of suicide bomber attacks that killed more than 250 people. The gun battle between troops and suspected Islamist militants erupted on Friday evening in Sainthamaruthu, Ampara, to the south of the town of Batticaloa, site of one of the Easter Sunday blasts at luxury hotels and churches.
The police and military had earlier said four gunmen and a civilian had been killed in the shootout. The 15 were found in the morning during clearance operations.
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