2 ISIS Suspects With Links to Sri Lanka Blasts Arrested in Kochi by NIA
5 years, 2 months ago

2 ISIS Suspects With Links to Sri Lanka Blasts Arrested in Kochi by NIA

The Quint  

Sheik Hidayathullah and Mohammed Azaruddin were arrested in June from Coimbatore district by the NIA. Mohammed Azaruddin was arrested for running a Facebook page called ‘KhilafahGFX’ through which he had allegedly been ‘propagating ISIS/Daish ideology’. Digital devices including one laptop, five mobile phones, four SIM cards, one memory card, and eight CDs/ DVDs along with a large number of incriminating documents were seized during the raid. The bomb blast which happened at multiple places in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday in April had killed about 290 people and injured nearly 500. The explosions happened at three luxury hotels, three churches were Easter celebrations were happening and near Dehiwala Zoological Gardens.

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ISIS terrorists caught in Gujarat had Jewish sites, Hindu leaders on target: Sources
7 months, 3 weeks ago

ISIS terrorists caught in Gujarat had Jewish sites, Hindu leaders on target: Sources

India Today  

The four Islamic State terrorists who were arrested at Ahmedabad aiport were tasked to target places important to Jews and some Hindu leaders from the BJP and RSS, sources told India Today TV. The terrorists -- Mohamed Nusrath, Mohamed Nafran, Mohamed Faris, and Mohamed Rasdeen -- were arrested by Gujarat Police's Anti-Terrorist Squad on Sunday, May 19. According to Gujarat …

4 ISIS terrorists, natives of Sri Lanka, arrested at Ahmedabad airport
7 months, 3 weeks ago

4 ISIS terrorists, natives of Sri Lanka, arrested at Ahmedabad airport

India Today  

Four Islamic State terrorists were arrested at Ahmedabad airport, the police said on Monday. Addressing the media, Deputy General of Police Vikas Sahay said the four terrorists are natives of Sri Lanka and were radicalised by the Islamic State's ideology. A team of Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad recovered three Pakistan-made pistols and 20 cartridges lying abandoned at a location in Ahmedabad's …

ISIS conspiracy case: NIA raids multiple locations in Maharashtra, one arrested
10 months, 3 weeks ago

ISIS conspiracy case: NIA raids multiple locations in Maharashtra, one arrested

India TV News  

ISIS conspiracy case: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday arrested one accused following raids at multiple locations in the ISIS Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar module case, involving a conspiracy to target vital installations. He was arrested after the NIA conducted raids at the houses of various suspects at nine locations in Maharashtra's Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar. Radicalising youth to join ISIS The …

Iran identifies suspected bomb-maker behind twin blasts, arrests 35 people
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Iran identifies suspected bomb-maker behind twin blasts, arrests 35 people

Al Jazeera  

Intelligence ministry says one alleged bomber identified as Tajikistan national, who entered Iran illegally last month. Iranian authorities say they have identified the alleged ringleader who made bombs used in the twin bombings on January 3 in the southeastern city of Kerman that killed more than 90 people, state media reported. The ISIL armed group claimed responsibility on January 4 …

Coimbatore car blast | NIA arrests 14th accused
1 year, 2 months ago

Coimbatore car blast | NIA arrests 14th accused

The Hindu  

A year after the car blast in front of Sangameswarar temple at Kottaimedu in Coimbatore, the National Investigation Agency has arrested a 14th person for alleged involvement in the attack that involved men inspired by the Islamic State ideology. Sources said Naseer, who worked as a painter at the service centre of a car franchise in Coimbatore, had met Jamesha …

7 arrested in country-bomb case in Nandyal
1 year, 3 months ago

7 arrested in country-bomb case in Nandyal

Deccan Chronicle  

Kurnool: Seven persons were arrested on Thursday in Nandikotkur following detection of country-made bombs in Kotha Muchumarri village of Pagidiyala mandal in Nandyal district on July 25. The arrested were Asannagari Pedda Rangaswamy from Boyapeta, Kotha Muchumarri, Asannagari Chinna Rangaswamy from Kotha Muchumarri, Sheikh Karim Basha from Patha Machumarri, Boya Chinna Danthalu from Patha Muchumarri of Pagidiyala mandal, Pathan Basheer …

NIA raids 31 locations in Tamil Nadu, Telangana to foil ISIS-inspired recruitment drive
1 year, 3 months ago

NIA raids 31 locations in Tamil Nadu, Telangana to foil ISIS-inspired recruitment drive

Firstpost  

Several digital devices, documents and incriminating books in vernacular and Arabic languages, and Rs 60 lakh as well as USD 18,200 in cash were seized during the searches, a spokesperson of the federal anti-terror agency said. The National Investigation Agency on Saturday raided 31 locations in Tamil Nadu and Telangana to thwart a radicalisation and recruitment campaign by proscribed global …

Top news of the day: September 06, 2023
1 year, 4 months ago

Top news of the day: September 06, 2023

The Hindu  

Supreme Court protects Editors Guild of India journalists from arrest by Manipur Police The Supreme Court, in an urgent interim order on September 6, protected Editors Guild of India president and three senior journalists from arrest by the Manipur Police for their ground report concluding “bias” on the part of the local media in reporting the ethnic clashes. In response, …

Sri Lanka will investigate allegations of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka will investigate allegations of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that officials with the South Asian country’s intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people, including 42 foreigners from 14 countries. Channel 4 interviewed a man interviewed who said he arranged a meeting between …

Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of official complicity in 2019 Easter bombings
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka to investigate allegations of official complicity in 2019 Easter bombings

LA Times  

Six near-simultaneous suicide bombings in churches and tourist hotels in Sri Lanka in April 2019 killed 269 people. Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. A man interviewed in videos aired by Britain’s Channel …

NIA Arrests 13th Accused in ISIS-Inspired Coimbatore Car Bomb Blast Case
1 year, 4 months ago

NIA Arrests 13th Accused in ISIS-Inspired Coimbatore Car Bomb Blast Case

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency on Friday made its 13th arrest in the 2022 Coimbatore Islamic State -inspired car improvised explosive device blast. The arrested accused, Mohammed Azarudeen alias Azar, is already in jail at the Viyyur High-Security Prison in Thrissur, Kerala, in another case. Investigations revealed that Azarudeen had previously taken secret classes along with the other accused, including Jamesha …

NIA busts ISIS module in MP, 3 held during raids at 13 locations in Jabalpur
1 year, 7 months ago

NIA busts ISIS module in MP, 3 held during raids at 13 locations in Jabalpur

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency on Saturday busted an ISIS-linked terror module in an intelligence-led joint operation with the Anti Terror Squad of Madhya Pradesh Police, arresting three persons from Jabalpur. On May 24, the NIA had registered a case during its probe into the alleged pro-ISIS activities of Mohammad Adil Khan who had come under the agency's lens in August …

Sri Lanka marks 4th anniversary of Easter Sunday terror attacks
1 year, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka marks 4th anniversary of Easter Sunday terror attacks

The Hindu  

COLOMBO Sri Lanka on April 21 marked the 4th anniversary of the Easter Sunday terror bombings that shook the island nation on April 21, 2019, even as families of victims marched, and many gathered outside churches, demanding truth and justice. Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church, especially the Archbishop of Colombo Archdiocese Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, has been raising concern over authorities’ “slow-paced” …

Coimbatore car blast was inspired by Sri Lanka Easter bombings: NIA
1 year, 9 months ago

Coimbatore car blast was inspired by Sri Lanka Easter bombings: NIA

The Hindu  

Those involved in last October’s car explosion in front of Coimbatore’s Sangameswarar temple operated an Islamic State module inspired by Zahran Hashim, the mastermind of the Easter 2019 bombings in Sri Lanka, the National Investigation Agency’s probe has found. “Evidence strongly support that they acted like an IS module inspired by Hashim,” said the source, adding that the agency could …

ISIS connection: NIA conducts raids at 60 locations in South Indian states
1 year, 10 months ago

ISIS connection: NIA conducts raids at 60 locations in South Indian states

Live Mint  

The National Investigation Agency is conducting about 60 searches across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka as part of a broad crackdown on people with ties to the outlawed terrorist group ISIS. Jameza Mubeen, who had been questioned by the national anti-terror agency in 2019 for alleged ties to ISIS, was killed in the Coimbatore explosion in October 2022, according to …

Coimbatore blast: NIA arrests 3 people for being part of conspiracy meeting
2 years, 1 month ago

Coimbatore blast: NIA arrests 3 people for being part of conspiracy meeting

Hindustan Times  

The National Investigation Agency has arrested three people for their involvement in conspiracy meetings and providing incriminating material for the October 23 blast in Tamil Nadu’s Coimbatore, the agency said on Wednesday. “Investigations have revealed that accused persons Umar Faaruq and Ferose Khan were part of the conspiracy meetings attended by Jamesha Mubeen in Umar’s residence at Coonor, Nilgiris district, …

Coimbatore Blast Was Planned as 'Biggest ISIS Attack' on Hindus: Intel Sources
2 years, 2 months ago

Coimbatore Blast Was Planned as 'Biggest ISIS Attack' on Hindus: Intel Sources

News 18  

The Coimbatore blast on October 23, in which a 25-year-old man was killed after an explosion in a car near the famous Eeswaran temple in Ukkadam, was planned as the “biggest Islamic State or ISIS attack", sources told CNN-News18. According to the arrested accused, they had made a big team of possible attackers and were also studying the impact of …

12 'Jihadis' of Bangladeshi terror group Ansarul Islam held in Assam
2 years, 5 months ago

12 'Jihadis' of Bangladeshi terror group Ansarul Islam held in Assam

India Today  

Twelve alleged Jihadis, with links to the Bangladesh-based terror group Ansarul Islam, were arrested in two districts of Assam, police officers said on Thursday. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said two major terror modules were busted in the state in a “nationally coordinated operation”. Morigaon district police chief Aparna Natarjan said another person, who runs a private madrasa at Soruchola …

JMB terror module busted in Bhopal, 4 held for preparing remote base for sleeper cells
2 years, 9 months ago

JMB terror module busted in Bhopal, 4 held for preparing remote base for sleeper cells

India Today  

Madhya Pradesh ATS has arrested four Bangladeshi nationals who were allegedly involved in preparing a remote base for sleeper cells for proscribed terror group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh. Sources in the ATS told India Today/Aaj Tak that the four suspects were part of a JMB module based in Bhopal and they were planning to carry out a major terror-related incident. The arrested …

Bomb blast at mosque in Afghanistan kills three
3 years, 1 month ago

Bomb blast at mosque in Afghanistan kills three

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A bomb blast in a …

Easter bombings: Sri Lanka probes charges against spy agencies
3 years, 5 months ago

Easter bombings: Sri Lanka probes charges against spy agencies

Al Jazeera  

President orders investigation into allegations that some intelligence officials knew and met with people who carried out 2019 bombings. Sri Lanka’s President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has ordered an investigation into allegations that some members of state intelligence agencies knew and met with people who carried out Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed more than 260 people, a government official said. …

Suicide bomber from Kerala involved in Jalalabad terror attack
4 years, 5 months ago

Suicide bomber from Kerala involved in Jalalabad terror attack

Op India  

On Sunday, a terror attack perpetrated by the Islamic State at a prison complex in Jalalabad in Afghanistan has reportedly led to the escape of 300 inmates. According to journalist Rahul Pandita, top intelligence sources have revealed that the suicide bomber involved in the terror attack hailed from Kasargod in Kerala. pic.twitter.com/ncJLEbjK4X — Rahul Pandita August 4, 2020 Taliban denies …

Major R-Day attack averted: Srinagar Police bust Jaish module, arrest 5 terrorists
4 years, 11 months ago

Major R-Day attack averted: Srinagar Police bust Jaish module, arrest 5 terrorists

India TV News  

The Srinagar Police on Thursday busted a terror module of the Jaish-e-Mohammad, averting a major attack on January 26. Earlier on Wednesday, a top Hizbul Mujahideen terrorist, involved in four killings and two weapon snatching incidents besides making attempts to revive militancy in Chenab valley region, was killed in Doda district. "The first 15 days of January were very eventful …

NIA raids six locations in Coimbatore to bust ISIS module planning to murder Hindu leaders
5 years, 2 months ago

NIA raids six locations in Coimbatore to bust ISIS module planning to murder Hindu leaders

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency on Thursday carried out searches at six locations in Tamil Nadu in connection with a plot by an IS-inspired group to murder leaders of Hindu organisations. A police officer said that the NIA was probing into the conspiracy to kill Hindu Makkal Katchi leader Arjun Sampath and his son Omkar by the Islamic State-inspired groups. Read: …

All suspects of Easter terror attacks arrested: Sri Lanka Prez
5 years, 5 months ago

All suspects of Easter terror attacks arrested: Sri Lanka Prez

The Quint  

Colombo, July 17 Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said that all suspects involved in the Easter Sunday terror explosions had been arrested following extensive investigations and search operations carried out by security forces and the suspects may receive the death penalty as there was clear evidence against them, media reported on Wednesday. Speaking at a function in Malabe, the outskirts …

Case filed against 3 Kovai ISIS supporters
5 years, 6 months ago

Case filed against 3 Kovai ISIS supporters

Deccan Chronicle  

COIMBATORE: A case under sections 18, 38, 39 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967 was registered against Mohammed Hussain and A. Shahjahan of Ukkadam and Sheik Safiullah of Karambakkudi at the D3 Podanur police station here, based on information that the trio are staunch supporters of ISIS and involved in propagating the ideologies of ISIS on social media. In …

Sri Lanka Easter blast mastermind linked to three Islamic State cases in India: NIA
5 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter blast mastermind linked to three Islamic State cases in India: NIA

The Hindu  

Zahran Hashim, the Sri Lankan mastermind of the April 21 Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, has emerged as a common link in at least three Islamic State related cases, including the latest IS module busted in Coimbatore, an National Investigation Agency probe has revealed. The NIA said so far no explosives had been found during searches at the house and …

NIA arrests mastermind of ISIS Tamil Nadu module after searches
5 years, 6 months ago

NIA arrests mastermind of ISIS Tamil Nadu module after searches

India TV News  

The National Investigation Agency Wednesday arrested Mohammed Azarudeen, the alleged mastermind of ISIS Tamil Nadu module who was a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan suicide bomber Zahran Hashim, after it carried out searches at seven locations in Coimbatore, officials said. During the searches, the agency seized 14 mobile phones, 29 SIM cards, 10 pen drives, three laptops, six memory cards, …

Islamic State planning 'new strategy' to target smaller countries, claims Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena
5 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State planning 'new strategy' to target smaller countries, claims Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena

Firstpost  

Maithripala Sirisena said the analysis of the explosives and devices taken into custody suggested that the bombs used in the coordinated terror attacks on 21 April, which rattled several churches and high-end hotels across the country, were made locally Colombo: It is quite possible that the Islamic State has launched a “new strategy” by beginning to target smaller countries, says …

2 Arrested After Clash in Sri Lanka Town Hit by Easter Blast
5 years, 8 months ago

2 Arrested After Clash in Sri Lanka Town Hit by Easter Blast

The Diplomat  

Sri Lankan army soldiers secure the area around vandalized properties owned by Muslims following an overnight clash with Christians in Poruthota, a village in Negombo, about 35 kilometers North of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Monday, May 6, 2019. Two people were arrested after mobs attacked Muslim-owned shops and vehicles in a Sri Lankan town where a suicide bombing targeted a Catholic …

Sri Lanka receives intelligence inputs of attacks planned on Buddhist temples by female bombers posing as devotees
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka receives intelligence inputs of attacks planned on Buddhist temples by female bombers posing as devotees

Op India  

According to media reports, Sri Lanka’s Intelligence agency has received inputs of possible attacks on Buddhist temples by female bombers of the banned local terror outfit National Thawheeth Jamath posing as devotees. Sri Lankan authorities confirmed that amongst the nine bombers who executed the dastardly Easter Sunday attack, there was a female suicide bomber too. As a security measure in …

ISIS terrorist planning Sri Lanka style attack in Kerala arrested by NIA
5 years, 8 months ago

ISIS terrorist planning Sri Lanka style attack in Kerala arrested by NIA

Op India  

The National Investigation Agency launched a probe against the ISIS module active in Kerala following the Sri Lankan Easter blast. As a part of the probe in connection with the Kasargod IS module case, the NIA arrested a Palakkad native on Monday, who was planning Sri Lanka style suicide attack in Kerala. Meanwhile, the arrested terrorist, Riyaz Aboobacker, alias Abu …

NIA arrests follower of Sri Lankan bombing mastermind, conspiring to launch suicide attack in Kerala
5 years, 8 months ago

NIA arrests follower of Sri Lankan bombing mastermind, conspiring to launch suicide attack in Kerala

India TV News  

A man, who is a follower of the Sri Lankan Easter bombing mastermind Zahran Hashim, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency on Monday. According to an NIA spokesperson, 29-year-old Riyas A, also known as Riyas Aboobacker or Abu Dujana, was arrested on the charge of conspiring to carry out a suicide attack in Kerala. During interrogation, it was disclosed …

Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle
5 years, 8 months ago

Father, two brothers of suspected Sri Lanka bombings mastermind killed in gun battle

India Today  

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house on the east coast two days ago, police and a relative said on Sunday. Niyaz Sharif, the brother-in-law of Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the wave of Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people …

India had warned Sri Lanka about Easter bombings in advance on the basis of raids on ISIS modules in India
5 years, 8 months ago

India had warned Sri Lanka about Easter bombings in advance on the basis of raids on ISIS modules in India

Op India  

Several reports have come into the forefront which confirms that the Indian authorities had passed clear intel to Sri Lanka regarding the dastardly coordinated blasts at churches and hotels on the Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, leaving 253 people dead and several hundred injured. On the basis of these videos, the Indian Authorities identified Hashim as the leader of National …

Sri Lanka attacks: Father, two brothers of suicide bombings' mastermind killed in Kalmunai raids, say relative, police sources
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka attacks: Father, two brothers of suicide bombings' mastermind killed in Kalmunai raids, say relative, police sources

Firstpost  

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday. Colombo: The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security …

Sri Lanka bans two Islamist groups suspected to be behind Easter Sunday attacks; ringleader's family wounded during military raid
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bans two Islamist groups suspected to be behind Easter Sunday attacks; ringleader's family wounded during military raid

Firstpost  

Nearly 10,000 soldiers have been deployed across Sri Lanka to carry out searches and boost security since the bombings in three churches and four hotels, most of which were in the capital Colombo. Colombo: Sri Lanka’s president on Saturday outlawed two Islamist groups suspected to be behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels while the wife and child of …

Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed
5 years, 8 months ago

Father, two brothers of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind killed

India Today  

The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday. Zainee Hashim, Rilwan Hashim and their father Mohamed Hashim, who were seen in a video circulating on social media calling …

Sri Lanka: 16 people killed in shootout between police and militants
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka: 16 people killed in shootout between police and militants

CNN  

Sainthamaruthu, Sri Lanka CNN — Ten civilians – including six children – are dead along with six suspected terrorists after a shootout between police and alleged militants late Friday in eastern Sri Lanka, authorities said. At least two suspected terrorists are on the run following an explosion that witnesses told CNN turned a house in Sainthamaruthu “into fire.” Police and …

Sri Lanka Easter blasts: Suspected mastermind Zahran Hashim spent time in south India, says top military source
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter blasts: Suspected mastermind Zahran Hashim spent time in south India, says top military source

The Hindu  

Zahran Hashim, believed to have masterminded the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka, spent “substantial” time in “south India,” a top Sri Lankan military source said on Friday. The first hints of Hashim’s doctrinal videos, to likely radicalise youth, emerged when Indian authorities interrogated seven members of a group whose leader, officials found, was a follower of Hashim. ‘Hashim, a Shangri-La …

Sri Lanka blasts: Muslim leaders in key accused Zahran Hashim’s hometown Kattankudy raised alarm ‘years ago’ – Firstpost
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: Muslim leaders in key accused Zahran Hashim’s hometown Kattankudy raised alarm ‘years ago’ – Firstpost

Firstpost  

Zahran Hashim’s sword-wielding zealotry fuelled fears in the sleepy east coast town of Kattankudy long before the cleric became Sri Lanka’s most wanted man over the horrific Easter Sunday suicide attacks. Kattankudy: Zahran Hashim’s sword-wielding zealotry fuelled fears in the sleepy east coast town of Kattankudy long before the cleric became Sri Lanka’s most wanted man over the horrific Easter …

Easter Sunday bombings: Father of two Sri Lanka suicide bombers arrested on suspicion of aiding, abetting sons
5 years, 8 months ago

Easter Sunday bombings: Father of two Sri Lanka suicide bombers arrested on suspicion of aiding, abetting sons

The Hindu  

A Sri Lankan spice tycoon, the father of two of the suspected Easter suicide bombers, was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of aiding and abetting his sons carry out the deadly terror attacks that left over 250 people dead. Spice merchant Mohamed Yusuf Ibrahim’s two sons — identified as Ilham Ahmed Ibrahim and Imsath Ahmed Ibrahim — allegedly detonated their …

Blast in Sri Lankan town Pugoda, no casualties
5 years, 8 months ago

Blast in Sri Lankan town Pugoda, no casualties

India Today  

An explosion occurred in a town east of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, on Thursday but there were no casualties, a police spokesman said. The blast came at a time of high tension in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday suicide bomber attacks on the island state that killed 359 people and wounded about 500. The government has said the …

How India may have given Sri Lanka its most stark warning
5 years, 8 months ago

How India may have given Sri Lanka its most stark warning

Live Mint  

New Delhi: On 26 February, India’s National Investigation Agency provided Sri Lanka its biggest clue to the Easter bombings that killed at least 359 people in a series of eight coordinated blasts: the involvement of Mohammad Ashiq and five others from an Islamic State module in Coimbatore. In the interim, India’s intelligence agencies promptly passed on inputs to Sri Lanka …

Sri Lanka blasts: Toll rises to 359; Ranil Wickremesinghe says claims of Islamic State link to suicide bomb attacks being probed
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: Toll rises to 359; Ranil Wickremesinghe says claims of Islamic State link to suicide bomb attacks being probed

Firstpost  

Nearly 60 people have been detained since the Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka, which ripped through high-end hotels and churches packed with Easter worshippers in the capital Colombo and beyond. Colombo: The toll in a series of suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday targeting hotels and churches in Sri Lanka has risen to 359, police said Wednesday. The blasts have …

Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, 18 more arrested
5 years, 8 months ago

Death toll rises to 359 in Sri Lanka bombings, 18 more arrested

India Today  

The death toll from the Easter suicide bombings in Sri Lanka rose to 359 and more suspects have been arrested, police said on Wednesday. The government has said the attacks were carried out by Islamic fundamentalists in apparent retaliation for the New Zealand mosque massacre last month but has said the seven bombers were all Sri Lankan. Meanwhile, in an …

Sri Lanka Easter attacks: Muslim brothers carried out two blasts
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter attacks: Muslim brothers carried out two blasts

The Hindu  

Muslim brothers from a wealthy Sri Lankan family plotted and carried out two of the Easter suicide blasts in Colombo, police sources said on Tuesday amid growing questions on whether the attackers received foreign help. The brothers, whose names have not been revealed, were in their late twenties and operated their own “family cell”, an investigation officer said. “When the …

Islamic State releases photos of eight attackers involved in Sri Lanka blasts, but names only seven of them
5 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State releases photos of eight attackers involved in Sri Lanka blasts, but names only seven of them

Firstpost  

Hours after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday that killed 321 people, the terror outfit released a photo of eight suicide bombers involved in the attacks Hours after the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday that killed 321 people, the terror outfit released a photo of eight …

Sri Lanka bombings: Isis claims responsibility for deadly church and hotel attacks on Easter Sunday
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Isis claims responsibility for deadly church and hotel attacks on Easter Sunday

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “A security source told Amaq agency the perpetrators of …

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