27/04/2019 11:31
Sri Lanka bombings: 15 die in blast during raid on suspected hideout
The bodies of 15 people including six children were found after an explosion at a suspected Islamist militant hideout in east Sri Lanka, police said.
Police said the dead also included three women, believed to be family members of the suspected militants.
Residents said they heard an explosion followed by gunfire over several hours.
The clashes took place in Sainthamaruthu, not far from the home town of the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks.
Around the same time, security forces raided another building in a nearby town where they said they found explosives and a drone.