Colombo (News 1st): Sri Lanka Police together with the Special Task Force raided a house in Nintavur, Ampara following a tip claiming that suicide bombers were seen in the area.

A steel plate used to place metal balls inside a suicide vest, switches, an unregistered van, a knife an a number of other items were recovered from the house.

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