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26 Apr 2019

Sri Lankan government says soldiers involved in gun battle with militants

Foreign Affairs Correspondent

Sri Lanka says soldiers have been involved in a gun battle with local militants, suspected of being involved in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks, in a coastal town about 200 miles from the capital, Colombo. With the country still on edge, Catholic churches say they’ve cancelled Sunday masses until further notice, fearing they could be targeted in future attacks.