The Latest: A child and a woman survive a fiery explosion and shootout at a suspected safe house in eastern Sri Lanka's Ampara District linked to the Easter bombings.
A girl and a woman have survived a fiery explosion at a suspected militant safe house in eastern Sri Lanka that killed 15 people during a raid linked to the Easter bombings.
Sri Lankan security forces have been clearing the safe house following a Friday night gunbattle between soldiers and suspected militants. Authorities say the militants set off three explosions and opened fire.Pictures by The Associated Press show the charred remains of one child. The body of another child can be seen in a green T-shirt with the words “good boy” written on the back.
The gunbattle began Friday night after police tipped off soldiers to a suspected safe house, where authorities say the militants set off three explosions and opened fire. At least three others were wounded in the attack.Earlier, the military said at least one civilian had been killed in the attack.Sri Lanka’s military says soldiers are raiding an area in the country’s east where a gunfight between troops and suspects linked to the Easter suicide bombings killed two militants and one civilian.
Jayasekara says soldiers and police wanted to wait until daylight to carry out further raids given houses being built so close together.
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