By AFPMore by this AuthorFifteen people, including six children, died during a raid by Sri Lankan security forces as three cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up and others were shot dead, police said Saturday. "Three other men, also believed to be suicide bombers, were found dead outside the house," police said in a statement. There were no casualties among the security forces, the police said. The clashes came hours after the security forces raided a nearby location where they believe Islamist radicals recorded a video pledge to Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi before carrying out the deadly Easter bombings. The Islamic State group had released the video two days after the attack.

Source: Daily Nation April 27, 2019 04:30 UTC