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Friday, April 26, 2019

Police Curfew Imposed Until Further Notice In Three Police Areas At Eastern Province

Police have imposed a curfew in

Kalmunai,Chawalakade and Samanthurai police areas (Eastern Province)with immediate effect until further notice due to the situation occurred in these areas according to Police Media Spokesman's office .

A gun shooting incident occurred between a group of extremists and Security forces at Seindumaridu in Kalmunai this evening ,recovering of explosives from one of the areas and three explosions believes to be suicide bombs exploded inside a house in Saindumaridu,kalmunai area led to imposed the curfew police media spokesman Superintendent of police (SP) Ruwan Gunasekare .

Special Police Task Force personal and Sri Lanka Army have carried out a search operation at Senidumaridu area following an information received yhat a group of extremists were hiding in the house.

Gun Shots Have Been Exchanged Between Security Forces And An Armed Group In Kalmunai

Gun shots have been exchanged

between Security forces and an armed group at Saidumaradu in Kalmunai (Eastern Province)this evening during a search operation carried out in the area by forces (26) according to Police Media Spokesman's Office.

Gun shots have been exchanged between an armed group of around six members and Special Police Task Force Personal(STF) near Jumma Mosque at Kalmunai it has been reported.

The forces personal who had been involved in a search operation in the area heard an explosion near the mosque and when they went that area an armed group fired gun shots towards them it has been revealed. Gun shots have been exchanged around two hour period and the forces have recovered a store equipped with explosives and materials used to produce explosives in the area according to Police Media Spokesman's office.

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A Head Priest Of A Mosque In Slave Island Had Been Arrested With 47 Swords And Illegal Material In Possession

Police have raided a Muslim Mosque located at Palliweediya in Slave Island and arrested head

priest of the Mosque with around 47 sharpen Swords ,20 Uniforms similar to Army Uniforms and a Suicide Bomb Kit without an explosives in his possession this morning (26).

The stock of Swords had been found under the bed of the Mosque's head priest it has been revealed .

The suspected Head priest of the mosque along with the equipment and uniforms taken in to custody in possession with him had been brought to the Slave Island police.Police have began investigations over the incident .