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Fifteen dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS APRIL 26, 2019 / 11:40 PM / UPDATED 13 MINUTES AGO
Fifteen dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants
Ranga Sirilal
6 MIN READ
COLOMBO (Reuters) - 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 suicide bombers killed more than 250 people.
The shootout between troops and suspected Islamist militants erupted on Friday evening in Sainthamaruthu in Ampara, to the south of the town of Batticaloa, site of one of the Easter Sunday blasts at three churches and four luxury hotels.
A police spokesman said that three suspected suicide bombers were among the 15 dead after the shoot out.
One child caught in the crossfire was admitted to hospital.
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Fifteen dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants
Ranga Sirilal
6 MIN READ
COLOMBO (Reuters) - 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 suicide bombers killed more than 250 people.
The shootout between troops and suspected Islamist militants erupted on Friday evening in Sainthamaruthu in Ampara, to the south of the town of Batticaloa, site of one of the Easter Sunday blasts at three churches and four luxury hotels.
A police spokesman said that three suspected suicide bombers were among the 15 dead after the shoot out.
One child caught in the crossfire was admitted to hospital.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-blasts/fifteen-dead-in-sri-lanka-after-overnight-gun-battle-with-suspected-islamist-militants-idUSKCN1S303Q?
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An armed group at the location set off an explosion and a gun battle ensued, police said.
When troops moved in after dawn on Saturday they found 15 bodies in the burnt-out building, believed to be those of the suspected gunmen and family members, but also some civilians caught in the crossfire, police said.
When troops moved in after dawn on Saturday they found 15 bodies in the burnt-out building, believed to be those of the suspected gunmen and family members, but also some civilians caught in the crossfire, police said.
Appears they blew themselves up with their families......
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48074702