Sri Lanka blast as massive gun battle erupts between soldiers and ‘ISIS fighters linked to Easter attacks’
A GUN battle has erupted in eastern Sri Lanka between security forces and suspected militants involved in the deadly ISIS-linked Easter Sunday attacks.
The raid took place in the town of Ampara Sainthamaruthu near Batticaloa, on the country's eastern coast.
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