Avoid ‘non-essential travel’ to Sri Lanka,
5 years, 8 months ago

Avoid ‘non-essential travel’ to Sri Lanka,

The Hindu  

As more violence erupted in Sri Lanka during raids by security forces in the wake of the Easter bombings, the government has advised Indian citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Sri Lanka. “In view of the prevailing security situation in Sri Lanka in the aftermath of terror attacks on 21 April 2019, Indian nationals intending to travel to Sri Lanka are advised not to undertake non-essential travel,” the Ministry of External Affairs said in a statement on April 27, adding that the nationwide emergency and night-time curfews in place will make travelling within Sri Lanka more difficult. Attacks could be indiscriminate, including in places visited by foreigners”, while the U.S. raised its advisory to a “Level 3”, telling American nationals to “reconsider travel to Sri Lanka” and ordering the departure of all schoolgoing children of U.S. government employees and others. India’s travel advisory came nearly a week after the bombings on April 21 at a number of churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, carried out by suicide bombers believed to be members of an ISIS-inspired group the National Towheeth Jamaat, that killed more than 250 people.

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Tourists warned to avoid popular surfing spot in Sri Lanka after terrorism threat
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Tourists warned to avoid popular surfing spot in Sri Lanka after terrorism threat

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Police in Sri Lanka have raised security around a popular surfing spot after receiving information about …

Sri Lanka police arrest three people after threat to Israelis at popular tourist spots
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Sri Lanka police arrest three people after threat to Israelis at popular tourist spots

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 Sri Lankan police arrested three …

Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Sri Lanka’s killing fields cast a long shadow

Al Jazeera  

Today we mark the 15th anniversary of the bloody end of Sri Lanka’s three-decades-long civil war. Subsequent UN investigations concluded that the Sri Lankan military’s campaign amounted to the “persecution of the Vanni population”. At the end of the war, the Sri Lankan authorities summarily executed LTTE cadres and others who surrendered and herded the remaining civilians into barbed wire-ringed …

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 probe allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 bombings
1 year, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka to probe allegation of intelligence complicity in 2019 bombings

Al Jazeera  

British TV report alleges a top Sri Lankan intelligence official hatched the deadly Easter Sunday bombings plot to help Rajapaksa win the election. 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 …

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” …

Sri Lanka Declares Key Government Building Locations in Colombo As High Security Zones
2 years, 3 months ago

Sri Lanka Declares Key Government Building Locations in Colombo As High Security Zones

News 18  

Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday declared several key locations in Colombo, including Parliament, Supreme Court complex and the President's Secretariat among others, as high security zones, banning any kind of protest or agitation in premises near to it. In an extraordinary gazette notification issued on Friday, the President’s Secretariat has declared key government installation localities as high security …

Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?
2 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka travel advice: How has guidance changed and is it safe for holidaymakers amid protests?

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Sri Lanka’s new president Ranil Wickremesinghe, then prime minister, said in July that the island nation’s debt-laden economy had “collapsed” …

WATCH: Sri Lankan protesters storm PM office in Colombo despite heavy security presence
2 years, 5 months ago

WATCH: Sri Lankan protesters storm PM office in Colombo despite heavy security presence

Firstpost  

PM and acting president Wickremesinghe in a televised address said he had instructed security forces to restore order, but troops were seen backing down at his office leaving gates open for protesters to stroll in New Delhi: Sri Lankan protesters on Wednesday entered the building of the Prime Minister’s office at Flower Road in Colombo despite a heavy security presence. …

Sri Lanka latest updates: PM asks speaker to choose new leader
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka latest updates: PM asks speaker to choose new leader

Al Jazeera  

Ranil Wickremesinghe says new PM should be ‘acceptable to both the government and opposition’. 13 Jul 2022 - 07:30 GMT ‘Legal limbo’ as PM claims he is ‘acting president’ Al Jazeera’s Vaessen has reported “there is a legal limbo” in Sri Lanka as Prime Minister Wickremesinghe presents himself as acting president by declaring a state of emergency. As far as …

Sri Lanka crisis: 'State of emergency' declared after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives today
2 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: 'State of emergency' declared after President Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees to Maldives today

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka on Wednesday declared a state of emergency amid economic crisis PMO informed that the state of emergency and a curfew in the Western province had been imposed Prime Minister has also ordered the security forces to arrest people acting in a riotous manner Sri Lanka crisis updates : Sri Lanka on Wednesday declared a state of emergency …

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 crisis: Refugees in Tamil Nadu were dreaming of returning to their island nation
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Refugees in Tamil Nadu were dreaming of returning to their island nation

The Hindu  

For over 80 Tamils, including children and infants, who took boats and landed in Tamil Nadu in the last few months, the risky journey was not only about fleeing Sri Lanka’s dire economic situation. “After spending years or decades away in refugee camps in Tamil Nadu, many families came back hoping to build a new life here,” says P. Nagenthiran, …

Sri Lanka: Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, 16 others barred from travelling overseas
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka: Former PM Mahinda Rajapaksa, 16 others barred from travelling overseas

India TV News  

Highlights A Sri Lankan court today imposed a travel ban on former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa The Fort Magistrate’s Court barred them from traveling overseas due to the ongoing investigations The order was also imposed on several parliamentarians A Sri Lankan court on Thursday imposed a travel ban on former prime minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, his son Namal Rajapaksa and 15 …

How a Meltdown in Sri Lanka Can Have Serious Implications for India’s Security
2 years, 7 months ago

How a Meltdown in Sri Lanka Can Have Serious Implications for India’s Security

News 18  

Sri Lanka is witnessing a dangerous meltdown which can have serious connotations for India’s security from various angles. We are aware that deep set networks for terror finance, ideology and human resources connected with Sri Lanka exist in parts of Southern India. Sri Lanka’s long-standing ethnic problem had caused the war between the separatist LTTE and the government for over …

Sri Lanka crisis: Politicians' homes set afire, shoot-at-sight orders as protests against govt intensify
2 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Politicians' homes set afire, shoot-at-sight orders as protests against govt intensify

India Today  

The civil unrest in Sri Lanka has escalated to unprecedented levels over the past few days as the protests against the country’s government over the economic crisis continue. Supporters of Mahinda Rajapaksa clashed with the anti-government protesters, who demanded his ouster over Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis that has led to acute shortages of food, fuel and medicines and prolonged …

Death toll in Sri Lanka violence rises to eight
2 years, 7 months ago

Death toll in Sri Lanka violence rises to eight

The Hindu  

The Sri Lanka Police’s Criminal Investigation Department has been tasked with probing the concerted attack on anti-government protesters, police said on Tuesday, a day after a pro-Rajapaksa mob went on a rampage at agitation sites in capital Colombo and in central Kandy district. On Tuesday evening, amid heightened anger against the government over the violence unleashed by the ruling party’s …

FAQ: Is It Safe to Travel to Sri Lanka Amid Economic Crisis? Experts Explain
2 years, 9 months ago

FAQ: Is It Safe to Travel to Sri Lanka Amid Economic Crisis? Experts Explain

The Quint  

It is not advisable to travel to Sri Lanka for pleasure, said at least three travel agents who spoke to The Quint, adding that the security situation in the country is not conducive for tourism at the moment. Uncertainty of Local Vendors Neelam Kumar, from Madras Travels and Tours, said that while they plan multiple trips to Sri Lanka during …

After unrest, Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency
2 years, 9 months ago

After unrest, Sri Lanka imposes state of emergency

Hindustan Times  

Sri Lanka's president declared a state of emergency Friday giving sweeping powers to security forces a day after hundreds tried to storm his house in anger over an unprecedented economic crisis. Demonstrators move away from tear gas used by the police near Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence during a protest against him as many parts of the crisis-hit country …

Sri Lanka crisis: Protests near president's residence act of terrorism, says govt
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka crisis: Protests near president's residence act of terrorism, says govt

India Today  

The Sri Lankan government on Friday termed the violent demonstration near President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's residence over the current economic crisis as "an act of terrorism" and blamed "extremist elements" linked to opposition parties for the incident. READ | Sri Lanka to turn off street lights amid longest-ever blackout as economic crisis deepens A foreign exchange crunch in Sri Lanka has …

India, Sri Lanka must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism, says S Jaishankar
2 years, 9 months ago

India, Sri Lanka must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism, says S Jaishankar

Firstpost  

Jaishankar stated that India and Sri Lanka must collectively combat terrorism, violent extremism, transnational crime, cyber-attacks and narco-trafficking India emphasised its “commitment to intensify and expand areas of cooperation, especially connectivity, energy, and maritime cooperation” at the 18th BIMSTEC Ministerial Meeting in Sri Lanka on Tuesday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar made a pitch for collective action to “combat terrorism, …

Crisis in Sri Lanka: The Hindu Editorial on the economic crisis
2 years, 9 months ago

Crisis in Sri Lanka: The Hindu Editorial on the economic crisis

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka is facing an economic crisis with long queues in front of petrol stations, steep rise in prices of essential commodities and frequent blackouts. Over the last three months, India has provided assistance of $2.4 billion including a $500 million loan deferment and $1 billion credit line to enable the supply of essential commodities. Mr. Gotabaya Rajapaksa should also …

Sri Lanka: One law, many problems
3 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka: One law, many problems

The Hindu  

In an October 26 gazette, Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa declared that “no citizen should be discriminated against in the eyes of the law” and hence, he was establishing a task force that would “study implementation of the concept one country, one law” and prepare a draft legislation. There already exist, within the framework of the Constitution, the law and …

Sri Lanka bans travellers from India with immediate effect
3 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bans travellers from India with immediate effect

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that all arrivals from India will be banned with immediate effect due to the record rise in COVID-19 cases in the neighbouring country. The Director General Civil aviation in a letter to the CEO of the national carrier Srilankan Airlines has said, "in accordance with instructions received from health authorities of Sri Lanka due …

Sri Lanka Easter bombers had planned second attack, say police
4 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter bombers had planned second attack, say police

India TV News  

A second attack was planned by the perpetrators of the April 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that targeted churches and hotels killing over 250 people, the Police said, giving a rare update on their year-long investigation. Information of the planned second attack was revealed by the ongoing investigations into the April 21, 2019, bombings by the Criminal Investigation …

So many questions unanswered: Kumar Sangakkara on Sri Lanka Easter bombing
4 years, 8 months ago

So many questions unanswered: Kumar Sangakkara on Sri Lanka Easter bombing

India TV News  

Former Sri Lanka captain Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday said someone must answer to the questions which are still unanswered in regards to the Sri Lanka Easter bombing last year. So many questions still unanswered, but answer them someone must," Sangakkara tweeted as people across the world celebrated Easter on Sunday. Sri Lanka celebrated a quiet Easter Sunday amid the coronavirus …

‘India contributed to post-blast economic recovery in Lanka’
5 years, 3 months ago

‘India contributed to post-blast economic recovery in Lanka’

The Hindu  

An additional inflow of business tourists, rise in bookings for traders’/dealers’/consumers’ conferences and wedding parties from India have contributed significantly to the overall economic recovery in the last couple of months, according to a Sri Lankan Government official. Yasantha De Silva Yaddehi, Minister, Sri Lanka Deputy High Commission-Chennai said Sri Lanka had made a remarkable recovery in the last few …

Tamil Nadu on HIGH ALERT: 6 Lashkar terrorists have entered state through Sri Lanka, intel report says
5 years, 4 months ago

Tamil Nadu on HIGH ALERT: 6 Lashkar terrorists have entered state through Sri Lanka, intel report says

India TV News  

A high alert has been issued in Tamil Nadu after a group of six Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists entered Coimbatore city through Sri Lanka, according to an intelligence report. Based on intelligence reports, the Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday midnight launched a joint operation across the state in search of a six-member Lashkar-e-Toiba group-- one Pakistan national and five Sri Lankan Tamils, …

Prime Minister Modi pays tribute to Easter Sunday terror attack victims at St. Anthony’s Church during his Sri Lanka visit
5 years, 7 months ago

Prime Minister Modi pays tribute to Easter Sunday terror attack victims at St. Anthony’s Church during his Sri Lanka visit

Op India  

Following his visit to the Maldives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began his Sri Lanka visit by paying tribute to the victims of the ghastly Easter Sundar terror attack victims at St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade. Started the Sri Lanka visit by paying my respect at one of the sites of the horrific Easter Sunday Attack, St. Anthony’s Shrine, Kochchikade. pic.twitter.com/RTdmNGcDyg — …

PM Modi meets Sri Lankan President Sirisena, calls terrorism a joint threat: 10 points
5 years, 7 months ago

PM Modi meets Sri Lankan President Sirisena, calls terrorism a joint threat: 10 points

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is the first foreign leader to visit Sri Lanka after the serial bombings on Easter in April, met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday. Here are the 10 highlights of PM Modi's Sri Lanka visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena discussed bilateral issues. Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena gifted …

Sri Lankan President Vows to Block Easter Attack Probe
5 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lankan President Vows to Block Easter Attack Probe

The Quint  

Just last week, Sirisena's intelligence chief Sisira Mendis exposed that the president had failed to hold regular security review meetings to assess potential threats from Islamic radicals. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Sri Lanka on Sunday. Modi’s itinerary includes meeting Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, Opposition leader Mahinda Rajapaksa and Tamil National Alliance leader …

NIA team in Sri Lanka to probe IS cases
5 years, 7 months ago

NIA team in Sri Lanka to probe IS cases

The Hindu  

National Investigation Agency officials are in Colombo to probe two Islamic State -related cases, which could have possible links to the April 21 Easter terror attack that killed more than 250 people. A senior government official said a two-member NIA team was in Sri Lanka in connection with the two IS-related cases, registered by the agency in 2015 and 2018. …

Sri Lanka terror: the possessions left behind by victims of Easter attacks
5 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka terror: the possessions left behind by victims of Easter attacks

The Independent  

Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter for all the latest entertainment news and reviews Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter Sign up to our free IndyArts newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy An entire family, including three children, died in an explosion at …

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: UN expresses alarm over rise in prejudice against minorities, says govt 'shouldn't tolerate' communal violence
5 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: UN expresses alarm over rise in prejudice against minorities, says govt 'shouldn't tolerate' communal violence

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka officials added that ’the Government needs to give the example that it will not tolerate the spread of prejudice and hate. United Nations: Two top UN officials have voiced alarm over the spate of communal violence in Sri Lanka since the Easter Sunday Bombings, saying the government should ensure that spread of prejudice and hate among groups is …

Sri Lanka orders nationwide curfew amid anti-Muslim riots
5 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka orders nationwide curfew amid anti-Muslim riots

Al Jazeera  

Indefinite curfew imposed in North Western Province where Muslim man was killed on Monday. Sri Lanka also temporarily banned some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, after a posting sparked anti-Muslim riots across several towns. ‘Several shops attacked’ “Over the last 24 hours there were localised police curfews to contain tensions between Christians and Muslims in …

Cricket news: Bangladesh unlikely to tour Sri Lanka in July owing to security concerns
5 years, 7 months ago

Cricket news: Bangladesh unlikely to tour Sri Lanka in July owing to security concerns

The Hindu  

Bangladesh Cricket Board president Nazmul Hassan said on Saturday that the team is unlikely to proceed with a planned tour to Sri Lanka in July citing fears that the country could be hit by another attack after last month’s devastating Easter bombings. Bangladesh’s one-day international series in Sri Lanka was scheduled to take place in July, having been brought forward …

Bangladesh 'monitoring' Sri Lanka before July cricket tour
5 years, 8 months ago

Bangladesh 'monitoring' Sri Lanka before July cricket tour

The Hindu  

Bangladesh cricket officials said Wednesday they were monitoring security in Sri Lanka in the wake of last month's terror attacks and ahead of a planned tour slated for July. Bangladesh's one-day international series in Sri Lanka was scheduled to take place in July, having been brought forward from December. “We won't say the series is uncertain, but we are monitoring …

Suicide bombers visited Kashmir, Kerala, Bengaluru: Sri Lankan Army chief
5 years, 8 months ago

Suicide bombers visited Kashmir, Kerala, Bengaluru: Sri Lankan Army chief

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka Army’s chief has said some of the suicide bombers who carried out the country’s worst terror attack on Easter Sunday last month had visited Kashmir and Kerala for “some sorts of training” or to “make some more links” with other foreign outfits. Asked what activities the attackers undertook in Kashmir and Kerala, the Army chief said: “Not exactly, …

More attacks feared, say Sri Lanka officials
5 years, 8 months ago

More attacks feared, say Sri Lanka officials

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka bolstered security on Friday with fears of attacks against bridges in the capital as the Prime Minister vowed to hunt down any remaining Islamic State extremists behind the deadly Easter bombings. Sri Lanka’s minority Muslims, meanwhile, held Friday prayers under tight security, condemning the jihadist attacks. The warnings came as Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said some of the …

Opinion | Asia as the new ground zero for Islamist terror
5 years, 8 months ago

Opinion | Asia as the new ground zero for Islamist terror

Live Mint  

The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka rank among the deadliest terrorist attacks in modern history, and underscore the metastasizing scourge of Islamist violence in Asia. By targeting international hotels and iconic churches, the Islamists behind the Sri Lankan blasts clearly intended to strike a blow against Sri Lanka’s fast-growing tourism industry, a mainstay of the country’s debt-ridden economy. Though …

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 …

Lanka terror: Abettors from Tamil Nadu
5 years, 8 months ago

Lanka terror: Abettors from Tamil Nadu

New Indian Express  

Earlier in the day, Indian strategic expert Brahma Chellaney had asserted it was an NTJ strike. Even on the next day, when it had become clear that NTJ was the culprit, a cabinet minister of the Sri Lankan government said, “We don’t see that a small organisation in this country can do all that”— pointing to how they would have …

Sri Lanka bombings: All the latest updates
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: All the latest updates

Al Jazeera  

A series of bombings struck churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday killing more than 250 people. Sri Lanka to resume mass on Sunday: cardinal Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church said public mass will resume on Sunday, two weeks after Easter Sunday bombings killed 253 people at three churches and three luxury hotels. Sunday, April 28: Cardinal fears attacks …

Sri Lanka ignored Indian intel on suicide attacks as they thought it was a ‘bogey’ to create rift with Pakistan: Report
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka ignored Indian intel on suicide attacks as they thought it was a ‘bogey’ to create rift with Pakistan: Report

Op India  

Sri Lanka did not heed the alert from India about the possibility of Jihadist attacks as it feared India was trying to create a rift between them and Islamabad, a report in Economic Times claims. India had warned relevant authorities in Sri Lanka about possible suicide attacks in the country in advance on the basis of raids on ISIS modules …

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 …

What India can learn from the Sri Lanka bombings and its aftermath
5 years, 8 months ago

What India can learn from the Sri Lanka bombings and its aftermath

India Today  

The Easter Sunday bombing in Sri Lanka which killed over 250 people was probably the single worst terrorist attack in South Asia. The sheer scale of the attacks, ostensibly executed by a relatively obscure local extremist Islamist organisation with alleged links to similar organisations in India and admitted links with the most notorious of all terror groups - the ISIS …

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 …

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