Sainthamaruthu shootout
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sainthamaruthu-shootout-180-4828714
title:
Sainthamaruthu shootout
text:
On 26 April 2019, Sri Lankan security forces and National Thowheeth Jama'ath militants linked to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant clashed when the security forces raided a house in the town of Sainthamaruthu in Ampara District at around 7:30 pm. The house had been used by the militants to manufacture explosives and suicide vests. Three suicide bombers blew themselves up, killing nine of their family members, including six children, while four other suspects where shot dead by the soldier
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description:
Attacks and suicide bombing
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainthamaruthu_shootout
date created:
2019-04-27T17:08:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-05T10:31:50Z
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