Sri Lankan security forces were involved in a shootout and seized bomb-making equipment during raids in the eastern part of the country Friday, as they searched for suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings.
A cache of explosives was seized from a house in Samanthurai, following a raid on intelligence information, police said. Security forces also found
claimed responsibility, but a link between the attackers and the terror group has not been proven.A video released by
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