15 people are dead with two more on the run, as Sri Lankan police raided the house of potential suspects of the bombings in the island nation.

Local police revealed that three explosions happened during the shootout with the suspects at a house in Sainthamaruthu, Kalmunai. The house which appeared to be a bomb making factory and storage facility of a sort contained a large cache of explosives, 100,000 ball bearings and ISIS uniforms and flags.

The raids came in the wake of eight bomb attacks lasy Sunday, which has since claimed over 253 lives.

Of the 15 people found dead in the house following the raid, six are suspected terrorists and nine are civilians, including six children, Maj. Gen. Aruna Jayasekera said.

One of the six suspected terrorists found dead has been identified as Mohamed Niyas, known to the authorities as a prominent member of the NTJ.

Earlier in a statement from the army, Niyas was identified as the brother-in-law of the alleged ringleader of the Sunday attacks, Zahran Hashim.