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27/04/2019 GMT

Sri Lankan security forces and militants in gun battle

BBC World Service - Weekend, Sri Lankan security forces and militants in gun battle

Government forces clash with militants in Sri Lanka; Franco-era nostalgia in Spain

Gun battles in Sri Lanka between government forces and suspected Islamist militants in the east of the country - we'll get the latest on the tense situation there and hear from survivors a week on from the attacks.

Also in the programme: Franco-era nostalgia  in Spain, and the rise of an influential far-right movement ahead of elections.

Joining Rebecca Kesby to discuss these and other issues are Dr Helen Scales, a marine biologist and writer, and John Carlin, a journalist and writer.

(Image: Soldiers stand guard in a neighbourhood after a raid. Credit: Getty Images)

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