Shooting has broken out between security forces and a group of men in eastern Sri Lanka during a search operation related to the Easter Sunday attacks, according to the Sri Lankan military.
A military spokesman said soldiers were fired upon when they went to investigate an explosion in the town of Ampara Sainthamaruthu near Batticaloa.
No details of casualties were immediately available.
Since the suicide bombings on churches and hotels in which more than 250 people were killed, police have been conducting raids across the country to find more details about the perpetrators and their supporters.
Isis has claimed responsibility for the bombing attacks.
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