Extensive search operations are being carried out in Yala, Buttala and Uda Walawe.

Military Spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara says 36 terrorists have been killed in clashes with the Security Forces in the past 24 hours.
22 terrorists were killed in clashes in Vavuniya. The Brigadier adds 03 army personnel were also succumbed to their injuries and 07 others injures in these encounters.
The Army Spokesman also says extensive search operations, covering the areas of Yala, Buttala and Uda Walawe commenced jointly by the Police, Army and the Special Task Force yesterday.
The Army says a high powered pressure bomb weighing 15 kilos, targeting security forces personnel on road patrol, was found north of Padaviya.