ICC official relives horror of Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings
4 years, 8 months ago

ICC official relives horror of Sri Lanka’s Easter bombings

The Hindu  

On this day last year, ICC Anti-Corruption council officer Steve Richardson chose to eat breakfast in the executive lounge on the ninth floor of Cinnamon Grand instead of heading down to restaurant, a decision that saved him from the Easter Bombings in Sri Lanka. Richardson, who was in the country along with his colleagues to investigate corruption charges against Sri Lanka Cricket, was staying on the ninth floor of the hotel in Colombo, one of the six locations where bombs went off in a series of blasts, killing and injuring hundreds of people across the country. “We were in Sri Lanka doing follow-up inquiries on a long-running investigation into Sri Lanka cricket,” Richardson was quoted as saying by stuff.co.nz “We sat down for breakfast and I said, ‘Oh blimey, here we go again. “I saw on social media there had been an explosion at the Shangri-La Hotel, which is where the England team stay on tours to Sri Lanka.

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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

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s government will appoint a parliamentary committee to investigate allegations made in a British television report that Sri Lankan intelligence had complicity in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. A man interviewed in the Channel 4 videos released on Tuesday said he arranged a meeting between a local Islamic State-inspired group and a top state intelligence …

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 …

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” …

Protesters camp, cook inside Sri Lanka PM's Colombo home
2 years, 5 months ago

Protesters camp, cook inside Sri Lanka PM's Colombo home

India Today  

Protesters, who have occupied 'Temple Tree', the official residence of Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, are camping there and have started cooking food inside the premises in Colombo. #WATCH | Sri Lanka: Protestors start preparing & cooking food inside the premises of the residence of the Sri Lankan PM, in Colombo, as they continue to remain there amid ongoing …

Sri Lanka marks a year since devastating Easter Sunday attacks
4 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka marks a year since devastating Easter Sunday attacks

Al Jazeera  

Island nation commemorates attacks that saw six churches and hotels bombed, killing more than 265 people. On Easter Sunday this year, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the head of the Roman Catholic church in Sri Lanka, said the church “forgave” the attackers for their actions, a pronouncement that has been met with a mixed reaction amongst those who lost family members to …

Sri Lanka Easter blasts: ‘Anti-Muslim riots a possible trigger’
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter blasts: ‘Anti-Muslim riots a possible trigger’

The Hindu  

The spate of anti-Muslim violence in Sri Lanka in recent years could have been a reason for more youth to turn radical and mobilise, according to a top Sri Lankan military intelligence source. Old fears Even as he strongly condemned the “cowardly and barbaric” Easter attacks, Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Leader Raulff Hakeem urged citizens to be mindful of “agents …

Sri Lanka says Easter attack leader died in hotel bombing
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka says Easter attack leader died in hotel bombing

The Hindu  

The suspected leader of the militant group Sri Lankan authorities said carried out a series of Easter Sunday bombings died in the blast at the Shangri-La hotel, one of six hotels and churches targeted in the attacks that killed at least 250 people, officials said Friday. They said investigators had determined that the assailants’ military training was provided by someone …

Easter Sunday bombings: Why Sri Lanka?
5 years, 8 months ago

Easter Sunday bombings: Why Sri Lanka?

The Hindu  

The Sri Lankan government has said the Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 350 people were a retaliation for a white terrorist gunning down 50 people in two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15 last. It’s not clear if the Sri Lankan suicide bombers planned and executed the attacks in over a month’s time since the Christchurch killings …

Sri Lanka links Easter blasts to Christchurch mosque attacks
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka links Easter blasts to Christchurch mosque attacks

The Hindu  

April 23, 2019 04:41 pm | Updated November 28, 2021 09:48 am IST - Colombo The serial bomb attacks on Easter Sunday, which claimed over 320 lives in Sri Lanka, were a retaliation for the Christchurch mosque shootings in New Zealand on March 15, State Minister of Defence Ruwan Wijewardene told Parliament on Tuesday, based on “initial evidence” available with …

Sri Lanka attack ‘retaliation’ for NZ massacre: minister
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka attack ‘retaliation’ for NZ massacre: minister

Al Jazeera  

Initial probe shows Easter Sunday blasts were in response to deadly Christchurch mosque killings, official says. Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombings were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, the country’s state minister of defence said. “The preliminary investigations have revealed that what happened in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for the attack against Muslims in Christchurch, …

Sri Lanka goes silent for 3 mins as Easter blasts toll rises to 310
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka goes silent for 3 mins as Easter blasts toll rises to 310

India Today  

Sri Lanka observed a nationwide three-minute silence Tuesday to pay homage to more than 300 people killed in the gruesome Easter Sunday bombings, the country's worst terror attack blamed on a local previously little-known Islamist outfit. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said the death toll in a series of devastating blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka …

In Pictures: Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings
5 years, 8 months ago

In Pictures: Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings

Al Jazeera  

Near simultaneous explosions in at least three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels have killed at least 290 people and wounded over 500. Three of the explosions took place at Catholic churches, while three others were reported at the Cinnamon Grand, Kingsbury and Shangri-La hotels, located in the heart of the capital Colombo. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena expressed …

In Pictures: Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings
5 years, 8 months ago

In Pictures: Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings

Al Jazeera  

Near simultaneous explosions in at least three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels have killed at least 290 people and wounded over 500. Three of the explosions took place at Catholic churches, while three others were reported at the Cinnamon Grand, Kingsbury and Shangri-La hotels, located in the heart of the capital Colombo. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena expressed …

Sri Lanka blast news - LIVE: Bomb attacks leave at least 200 dead with multiple hotels and churches targeted on Easter Sunday
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka blast news - LIVE: Bomb attacks leave at least 200 dead with multiple hotels and churches targeted on Easter Sunday

The Independent  

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Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation

The Hindu  

The suicide bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka's Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped to his back. ‘Shock, grief and mourning’ “There was utter chaos, but we rushed all the injured to hospital in a very short time,” the Cinnamon Grand manager said. “About 20 people were seriously wounded …

Sri Lanka serial blasts: Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar condemn 'act of terror'
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka serial blasts: Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar condemn 'act of terror'

India Today  

The sports fraternity expressed grief over the 'brutal act of inhumanity' and expressed their condolences following the multiple bomb blasts that killed at least 137 on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. #PrayForSriLanka Virat Kohli April 21, 2019 "Thoughts and prayers with Sri Lanka. "Saddened to hear about the terror attacks in various parts of Sri Lanka. Thoughts with those suffering …

Sri Lanka bombings leave more than 200 dead, hundreds injured after explosions at churches and hotels
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings leave more than 200 dead, hundreds injured after explosions at churches and hotels

ABC  

The Easter Sunday bomb blasts at Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels have killed at least 207 people and injured more than 450. Key points: A total of eight sites have been targeted, including Christian churches and luxury hotels There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the attacks on a day of violence not seen since Sri Lanka's civil …

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Mass casualties in churches and hotels
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Mass casualties in churches and hotels

Al Jazeera  

13 suspects arrested after a series of church and hotel bombings on Easter Sunday kills 207 people and wounds 450. A series of coordinated bombings struck churches and hotels on Easter Sunday killing 207 people in the worst attacks in Sri Lanka since the end of the civil war 10 years ago. 190421063103864 “In terms of law enforcement, we’ve been …

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