Children and suicide bombers among the dead, say authorities, following fierce gun battle in east coast town
The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered after a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday. Authorities said another four gunmen and a civilian were killed in the shootout.
The gun battle 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 luxury hotels and churches.
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