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 had risen to 310. Seven suicide bombers believed to be members of an Islamist extremist group - the National Tawheed Jamath - carried out a series blasts that ripped through three churches and luxury hotels on Sunday, killing over 300 people and wounding more than 500 others, including 8 Indians, in the country's worst terror attack. The suicide bombings struck three churches and three luxury hotels Sunday in the island nation's deadliest violence since a devastating civil war ended in 2009.

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12 dead in Sri Lanka following extreme weather conditions
1 month, 1 week ago

12 dead in Sri Lanka following extreme weather conditions

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: At least 12 people are reported dead and over 3.30 lakh people affected in Sri Lanka due to extreme weather conditions following a massive rain system in southwest Bay of Bengal, officials said on Thursday.Eight of the dead were reported from the eastern district of Ampara. By 8 am local time on Thursday, over 3,30,000 people from over 98,000 …

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 Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter attacks
1 year, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter attacks

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands of Sri Lankans held a protest in the capital on Friday, demanding justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed nearly 270 people. The protesters demanded that the government uncover who they said were the real conspirators behind the attacks on three churches — two Catholic and one Protestant — …

Protest in Sri Lanka on fourth anniversary of Easter bombings
1 year, 8 months ago

Protest in Sri Lanka on fourth anniversary of Easter bombings

Al Jazeera  

Thousands march to demand government uncover who the real conspirators were behind the 2019 attacks that killed nearly 270 people. Thousands of Sri Lankans have held a protest in the main city of Colombo, demanding justice for the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed nearly 270 people. The protesters on Friday demanded the government uncover who they …

Sri Lanka’s former President ordered to pay compensation for failing to prevent 2019 Easter bombings
1 year, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka’s former President ordered to pay compensation for failing to prevent 2019 Easter bombings

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court on Thursday ordered former President Maithripala Sirisena to pay a compensation of LKR 100 million to victims of the April 2019 Easter Sunday terror blasts, while pointing to a “reckless” intelligence failure on the part of the Executive. Sri Lanka’s Catholic church has been flagging the lack of progress in the probe, and the Archbishop of …

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. …

A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse
2 years, 6 months ago

A world apart, Lebanon and Sri Lanka share economic collapse

Associated Press  

BEIRUT — Lebanon and Sri Lanka may be a world apart, but they share a history of political turmoil and violence that led to the collapse of once-prosperous economies bedeviled by corruption, patronage, nepotism and incompetence. Experts say a dozen countries — including Egypt, Tunisia, Sudan, Afghanistan and Pakistan — could suffer the same fate as Lebanon and Sri Lanka, …

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 …

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter bombings
2 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter bombings

Al Jazeera  

Protesters criticise a lack of progress in finding those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in bombings three years ago. Sri Lankans protesting for days near the president’s office have criticised a lack of progress in finding those responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people in Easter Sunday bombings three years ago, piling pressure on …

Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout amid ongoing 36-hour curfew
2 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka imposes nationwide social media blackout amid ongoing 36-hour curfew

India TV News  

Highlights Sri Lanka government imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday. Amid a growing economic crisis and unrest among people, the Sri Lanka government has imposed a nationwide social media blackout after midnight on Sunday, April 3, according to an internet observatory, reported news agency ANI. "Confirmed: Real-time network data show Sri Lanka has imposed a nationwide …

Sri Lanka begins trials connected to 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
3 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka begins trials connected to 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

Al Jazeera  

Sri Lankan court begins the first of three trials connected to bombings that killed nearly 270 people. A Sri Lankan court has begun the first of three trials connected to bombings that killed nearly 270 people on the island in 2019, amidst appeals for greater accountability from victim support groups. The string of attacks carried out on Easter Sunday, April …

With black flags, Sri Lanka Christians protest bombing probe
3 years, 4 months ago

With black flags, Sri Lanka Christians protest bombing probe

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Christian community hoisted black flags at churches and homes on Saturday to express anger over the government’s investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks, which killed 269 people. Two local Muslim groups that had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group were blamed for the six near-simultaneous suicide bomb attacks, which hit three …

Sri Lanka files charges against 25 Easter Sunday bombing suspects
3 years, 4 months ago

Sri Lanka files charges against 25 Easter Sunday bombing suspects

Al Jazeera  

Sri Lanka has filed 23,270 charges against 25 people in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks on churches and hotels that killed 269 people, according to the president’s office. Two local Muslim groups that allegedly pledged allegiance to the ISIL group were blamed for the six near-simultaneous suicide bomb attacks which hit three churches and three hotels …

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 attack rocks Indonesia church, several wounded
3 years, 9 months ago

Suicide attack rocks Indonesia church, several wounded

Al Jazeera  

At least 20 wounded after attackers detonate explosives outside a packed church during Palm Sunday Mass. Two suicide bombers detonated explosives outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar, wounding at least 20 people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, police said. National Police Chief General Listyo Sigit Prabowo told reporters that the two attackers …

Sri Lankan bishops urge government to release blast inquiry
3 years, 10 months ago

Sri Lankan bishops urge government to release blast inquiry

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 Lanka’s Roman Catholic bishops …

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 …

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 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 …

Easter bombings damaged Sri Lanka economy beyond tourism
5 years, 5 months ago

Easter bombings damaged Sri Lanka economy beyond tourism

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Shocks from deadly suicide bombings on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka are reverberating throughout its economy in the worst crisis since the South Asian island nation’s civil war ended in 2009. “Sri Lanka is undergoing a severe economic crisis at present and it is manifested at both the individual and national level,” said W.A. No one …

Easter Sunday bombings: Muslim ministers in Sri Lanka rejoin govt after investigators found no link with local Islamist extremist group
5 years, 5 months ago

Easter Sunday bombings: Muslim ministers in Sri Lanka rejoin govt after investigators found no link with local Islamist extremist group

Firstpost  

Four Sri Lankan Muslim ministers, who resigned following the Easter Sunday bombings have rejoined government. Colombo: Four Sri Lankan Muslim ministers, who resigned following the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people, have rejoined the government after investigators found no link in their alleged involvement with a local Islamist extremist group. Badiyudeen was targeted by the Opposition which demanded his …

Easter Sunday bombings: International drug syndicates orchestrated attacks, says Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena
5 years, 5 months ago

Easter Sunday bombings: International drug syndicates orchestrated attacks, says Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena

Firstpost  

International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country’s leader claimed on Monday, despite earlier blaming the attacks on Islamists Colombo: International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka’s deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country’s leader claimed on Monday, despite earlier blaming the attacks on Islamists. But in a statement issued by his office Monday, Sirisena said the attacks …

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Two of nine Muslim ministers return to govt after resigning over 'anti-minority sentiments'
5 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Two of nine Muslim ministers return to govt after resigning over 'anti-minority sentiments'

Firstpost  

Two of the nine Sri Lankan Muslim ministers, who had resigned in the wake of growing anti-minority sentiments following the Easter Sunday bombings, returned to the government fold on Wednesday. Colombo: Two of the nine Sri Lankan Muslim ministers, who had resigned in the wake of growing anti-minority sentiments following the Easter Sunday bombings, returned to the government fold on …

Sri Lanka blasts: Seven weeks after Easter Sunday attacks, Colombo's Shangri-La Hotel to reopen tomorrow
5 years, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: Seven weeks after Easter Sunday attacks, Colombo's Shangri-La Hotel to reopen tomorrow

Firstpost  

The Shangri-La Hotel in Sri Lanka’s Colombo has said that it will reopen on Wednesday, seven weeks after the five-star property was attacked on Easter Sunday by a suicide bomber. Colombo: The Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo has said that it will reopen on Wednesday, seven weeks after the five-star property was attacked by a suicide bomber on Easter Sunday. “In …

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 …

Sri Lanka reimposes ban on social media as mosques attacked in worst unrest since Easter Sunday bombings
5 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka reimposes ban on social media as mosques attacked in worst unrest since Easter Sunday bombings

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Sri Lanka has temporarily blocked some social media …

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 …

Attack and aftermath
5 years, 8 months ago

Attack and aftermath

The Hindu  

Close to a fortnight after suicide bombers took Sri Lanka back to the state of siege that had existed for decades until the obliteration of the Tamil Tigers in 2009, a deafening bomb blast and the images of destruction it left behind are fresh in the memory of Jaffna-born Father Joy Mariarathnam, who gave the 8 a.m. Easter Sunday sermon …

Bombed St Anthony's church in Sri Lanka partially opens amid tight security; pilgrims to be allowed inside only for 12 hours
5 years, 8 months ago

Bombed St Anthony's church in Sri Lanka partially opens amid tight security; pilgrims to be allowed inside only for 12 hours

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka’s St Anthony’s church partially opened for worship on Tuesday even as security forces were rebuilding a shrine inside following the Easter suicide bombing. Colombo: Sri Lanka’s St Anthony’s church partially opened for worship on Tuesday even as security forces were rebuilding a shrine inside following the Easter suicide bombing. VIDEO: Sri Lankan Catholics pray at St. Anthony's Church …

Two weeks after Easter Sunday bomb blasts, schools re-open in Sri Lanka; special circular issued to ensure security at institutions
5 years, 8 months ago

Two weeks after Easter Sunday bomb blasts, schools re-open in Sri Lanka; special circular issued to ensure security at institutions

Firstpost  

Schools in Sri Lanka resumed classes on Monday with few students arriving in classrooms, two weeks after the devastating Easter Sunday bombings Colombo: Schools in Sri Lanka resumed classes on Monday with few students arriving in classrooms, two weeks after the devastating Easter Sunday bombings forced the authorities to close the educational institutions. The three armed forces, police, civil security …

Sri Lanka police discovers Islamist militants' training camp in Kattankudy; suicide bombers of Easter Sunday blasts practiced at site
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka police discovers Islamist militants' training camp in Kattankudy; suicide bombers of Easter Sunday blasts practiced at site

Firstpost  

Sri Lankan police on Sunday discovered a 10-acre camp in the eastern town of Kattankudy, where Islamist militants linked to the deadly Easter attacks are believed to have practiced shooting and bombmaking. Kattankudy: Sri Lankan police on Sunday discovered a 10-acre camp in the eastern town of Kattankudy, where Islamist militants linked to the deadly Easter attacks are believed to …

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 …

Sri Lanka bombings: A small town shaken by threat of terror
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: A small town shaken by threat of terror

The Hindu  

“Is the font okay?” a young man at the computer asked M.I. Let’s put up this message on all three gates,” said Mr. Majeed, secretary of the Jumma mosque in Sainthamaruthu, located in the southeastern Ampara district. The moment some people in the locality sensed something suspicious, they alerted the police,” said Abdul Rafeek, a member of the municipal council …

Catholic Services Canceled In Sri Lanka Capital For Second Week Amid Renewed Threats
5 years, 8 months ago

Catholic Services Canceled In Sri Lanka Capital For Second Week Amid Renewed Threats

Huff Post  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s Catholic cardinal received “foreign information” that attempts would be made this week to attack a church and another church institution, according to a letter he sent Thursday to church officials that later appeared on social media. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the archbishop of Colombo and an outspoken critic of the Sri Lankan government’s apparent failure …

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 …

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 …

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 lifts social media blockade imposed after Easter Sunday blasts
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka lifts social media blockade imposed after Easter Sunday blasts

India TV News  

The Sri Lankan government Tuesday lifted a nationwide blanket ban on social media imposed to curb the spread of misinformation and maintain communal harmony soon after the devastating Easter Sunday bombings on churches and luxury hotels that killed 310 people. The government has asked the public to share content on social media sites with "utmost responsibility" while bearing in mind …

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 …

Attacks show terrorism's growing reach
5 years, 8 months ago

Attacks show terrorism's growing reach

China Daily  

Sri Lankan military officials stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 21, 2019. The group National Thowheed Jamath, banned by the Sri Lanka government on April 27 together with Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem, had in recent months attempted to sow discord in the country. The killings reinforce the chilling …

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