Sri Lankan military finds 15 bodies, including 6 kids, after shootout at suspected militant hideout

Sri Lankan military finds 15 bodies, including 6 kids, after shootout at suspected militant hideout

A total of 15 bodies, including six children, have been found at the site of a prolonged gun battle between military police and suspected Islamic militants believed to be linked to Sunday’s church and hotel bombings in Sri Lanka.


The dead were discovered in a house in Sainthamaruthu as authorities cleared the area on Saturday morning following the overnight shootout, which police and military had earlier said killed four gunmen and a civilian. Fighting broke out on Friday night between the troops and suspected terrorists believed to be connected with the Easter Sunday attacks, which targeted several churches and luxury hotels, killing 253 and injuring hundreds more. One of the bombings happened in nearby Batticaloa.

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