Loud explosions and ‘bright lights’ have been reported in the Southern coast of Sri Lanka.

Residents in certain parts of the south claimed that they heard a loud explosion around 9 p.m. today (October 18).

Meanwhile, residents along the Matara coast say they witnessed an object, which was emitting a bright light, fall into the seas off the coast.

What could this be? What is this bright light? What could have caused the loud explosion?

Stay tuned to newsfirst.lk for more details!

We will report on the latest information as we receive.

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