COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lankan security forces exchanged fire with suspected Islamic State affiliated militants and killed at least four of them in the east of the country, police and the military said Saturday. Gunmen opened fire on troops when they attempted to storm a house in the town of Kalmunai, military spokesman Sumith Atapattu said. ADVERTISEMENTPolice later said clearing operations on Saturday showed a total of four suspected suicide bombers had died during the overnight confrontation. “We found four bodies of suspected suicide bombers,” the police statement said, also confirming one civilian was killed in the crossfire, while three others escaped with injuries. There were no casualties among the security forces, the police said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer April 27, 2019 02:48 UTC