15 Killed In Sri Lanka Gun Battle; 10 More Held

COLOMBO: Fifteen people were killed in a gun battle between the government forces and an armed group in Kalmunai city of Sri Lanka, authorities said on Saturday. Around 70 suspected suicide bombers were estimated to be at large, they said. A military official told Xinhua news agency terrorists opened fire when the troops were attempting to raid a house, used by the armed group affiliated to an Islamic terrorist organisation. Some suicide bombers later blew themselves up inside the house. Bodies of three men, three women and six children were retrieved from the house, the Daily Mirror reported. Three more bodies of suspected suicide bombers were recovered from outside the house. Operations are on to find more suspected terrorists hiding in nearby areas and the entire area remains cordoned off. The curfew, imposed on Friday night, in Kalmunai and its surrounding areas continues. (IANS)

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