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Your Saturday Morning Brief

1. A shootout occurred in the Sainthamarudu area in Kalmunai during a search operation being carried out by the Army and the Police STF and a large number of items have been recovered.
2. Azath Salley rejected the allegation that he intervened to release two people who were arrested for vandalizing Buddha statues in the Mawanella area.
3. Schools are to resume academic activities on May 6th.
4. Inspector General of Police Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando appeared before the Presidential Committee appointed to probe the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
5. Senior administrative official Thusitha P. Wanigasinghe has been appointed as the Acting Defence Secretary.
6. Special operation centres have been established in all provinces on instructions of the Inspector General of Police.
7. A youth was arrested for publishing false information on Facebook.
8. According to a tweet by President’s media division, every household in the country will be checked and the lists of permanent residents of every house will be established.
9.  A suspect has been arrested in Slave Island while in possession of 46 swords.
10. According to the Police media spokesperson, over 70 suspects have been arrested so far in connection to the Easter bombings.

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