Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombers inspired by Islamic State, but had no direct link to terror group, claim investigators
5 years, 7 months ago

Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombers inspired by Islamic State, but had no direct link to terror group, claim investigators

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka’s former police chief, Pujith Jayasundara, and former secretary to the Ministry of Defence, Hemasiri Fernando, are currently facing criminal charges over their alleged negligence in failing to prevent the attack. Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks that killed more than 250 people were carried out by local groups who drew inspiration from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group, a top investigator said on Wednesday. Ravi Seneviratne, the head of Sri Lanka’s Criminal Investigation Department, said that the suicide bombers who targeted three churches and three hotels had no direct link to the foreign armed group, Al Jazeera reported. In a statement last week, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena alleged the attacks “were the work of international drug dealers” to sabotage his anti-narcotics drive.

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Sri Lanka Reopens Probe into 2019 Easter Bombings, Ten Years Later
5 months, 1 week ago

Sri Lanka Reopens Probe into 2019 Easter Bombings, Ten Years Later

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka's new government announces a probe into the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people. The previous investigations failed to identify other culprits responsible for the attack. The government wants to find out why there were irregularities in the previous investigations, take a fresh look at the incident, expose the culprits, and bring them to justice.

As Sri Lanka marks five years since horrific Easter bombings, UN calls for justice for victims
11 months ago

As Sri Lanka marks five years since horrific Easter bombings, UN calls for justice for victims

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church has claimed that military intelligence personnel collaborated with the Islamists who carried out the assault, which aided the political ambitions of retired army general Gotabaya Rajapaksa, who was running on security. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the leader of Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church, said that Rajapaksa had consistently safeguarded individuals responsible for the bombings since his win The …

Sri Lanka's president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings
1 year, 6 months ago

Sri Lanka's president will appoint a committee to probe allegations of complicity in 2019 bombings

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s president said Sunday he will appoint a committee chaired by a retired Supreme Court judge to investigate allegations made in a British television report that the South Asian country’s intelligence was complicit in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 269 people. President Ranil Wickremesinghe's decision to appoint a committee headed by a judge to investigate claims that …

Ex-Sri Lanka leader denies 2019 bombings were staged to help him win polls
1 year, 6 months ago

Ex-Sri Lanka leader denies 2019 bombings were staged to help him win polls

Al Jazeera  

Gotabaya Rajapaksa rejects British documentary that said the Easter Sunday attacks were carried out to influence presidential election. In the programme broadcast on Tuesday, Channel 4 interviewed a man who said he arranged a meeting between a local ISIL-inspired group, National Thowheed Jamath, and a top state intelligence official loyal to Rajapaksa to formulate a plot to create instability and …

Former Sri Lankan president denies that suicide bombings were staged to enable his election
1 year, 6 months ago

Former Sri Lankan president denies that suicide bombings were staged to enable his election

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday denied allegations in a British television program that Islamic State-inspired extremists were used to carry out suicide bomb attacks in 2019 to create insecurity in the country and help him win election later that year. He said the documentary on Britain’s Channel 4 television was “mostly an anti-Rajapaksa …

Sri Lanka will investigate allegations of intelligence complicity in 2019 Easter bombings
1 year, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 11 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 church seeks criminal justice for Easter bombings
2 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka church seeks criminal justice for Easter bombings

Firstpost  

Colombo: Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church urged the country Friday to criminally prosecute its former leader for negligence, a day after the top court ordered him to pay compensation to the victims of the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed nearly 270 people. Duthika Perera, an attorney representing Archbishop of Colombo Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, said the church expects the attorney …

Perpetrators of 2019 Easter Sunday attacks still engaged in politics, employed with Sri Lanka's police forces: Cardinal Ranjith
2 years, 7 months ago

Perpetrators of 2019 Easter Sunday attacks still engaged in politics, employed with Sri Lanka's police forces: Cardinal Ranjith

The Hindu  

The perpetrators of the heinous 2019 Easter Sunday attacks have either integrated with the country's political fraternity or employed with the police force, Sri Lanka's Catholic Church Archbishop Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has said, as he accused the previous governments of turning a blind eye to the country’s worst act of terrorism. Referring to the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, the Cardinal …

Pope asks Sri Lanka to reveal identity of Easter Sunday attackers
2 years, 10 months ago

Pope asks Sri Lanka to reveal identity of Easter Sunday attackers

Al Jazeera  

Pope Francis urges the island nation to name the bombers behind series of attacks in 2019 that the Catholic Church suspects was a conspiracy. Pope Francis has urged Sri Lankan authorities to reveal who was behind the country’s 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in an attack the island’s Catholics suspect was a plot to propel President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to power. The …

Sri Lankan protesters demand justice for 2019 Easter bombings
2 years, 11 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 …

Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows
2 years, 11 months ago

Pressure mounts on Sri Lanka leader to quit as crisis grows

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Thousands of Sri Lankans rallied in the country’s main business district and Christian clergy marched in the capital to observe a day of protest on Saturday calling on the debt-ridden nation’s president to resign, as anxiety and anger over shortages simmered. Jayasinghe said she voted for Rajapaksa believing he was the best candidate to restore national …

Sri Lanka cardinal seeks UN probe into 2019 Easter bombings
3 years ago

Sri Lanka cardinal seeks UN probe into 2019 Easter bombings

Al Jazeera  

Head of the country’s Roman Catholic Church tells UNHCR the massacre now appears to be ‘a grand political plot’. The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church has urged the United Nations to investigate the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, calling the massacre a “political plot”. “However, subsequent investigations indicate that this massacre was part of a …

Sri Lanka clears police, defence chiefs over Easter bombings
3 years, 1 month ago

Sri Lanka clears police, defence chiefs over Easter bombings

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka's High Court on Friday acquitted two top officials accused of "crimes against humanity" for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people. The state had indicted the two men in November for failing to act on early warnings from an Indian intelligence agency that local jihadists were planning a string of suicide bombings in …

Sri Lanka: 2019 Easter bombings trial adjourned
3 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka: 2019 Easter bombings trial adjourned

Al Jazeera  

Nearly 270 people, including 45 foreigners, were killed in the string of bombings targeting hotels and churches in 2019. The trial of 25 men accused of plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that killed nearly 270 people, including at least 45 foreign nationals, has been adjourned until March to allow time for the indictments to be translated. …

Sri Lanka indicts ISIL ‘mastermind’ over Easter Sunday bombings
3 years, 5 months ago

Sri Lanka indicts ISIL ‘mastermind’ over Easter Sunday bombings

Al Jazeera  

Prosecutors indict alleged mastermind of the 2019 suicide bombings along with 24 men they say are co-conspirators. Sri Lankan prosecutors have indicted the alleged mastermind of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings along with 24 men they say are co-conspirators in the island’s worst single “terror” attack. Nearly 300 people including dozens of foreign nationals were killed in the April …

Church: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility
3 years, 6 months ago

Church: Talks on Sri Lankan blasts require gov’t credibility

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan Roman Catholic leader has said the government must win back the confidence of the church before the two sides can hold talks on the church’s criticisms of inquiries into 2019 Easter Sunday bomb blasts that killed 269 people. The Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the Vatican’s ambassador to Sri Lanka, Archbishop Brian Udaigwe, …

With black flags, Sri Lanka Christians protest bombing probe
3 years, 7 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, 7 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, 8 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. …

Sri Lanka arrests Muslim leader over 2019 Easter Sunday attacks
3 years, 10 months ago

Sri Lanka arrests Muslim leader over 2019 Easter Sunday attacks

Al Jazeera  

Bathiudeen and his brother Riyaaj arrested in connection with the attacks that killed 279 people. The Sri Lankan police have arrested a Muslim leader and member of parliament in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people as pressure to speed up the investigation mounted. Detectives took Rishad Bathiudeen, leader of the All Ceylon Makkal Party, into …

Sri Lanka archbishop criticises gov’t over Easter attacks probe
3 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka archbishop criticises gov’t over Easter attacks probe

Al Jazeera  

On the second anniversary of the Easter attacks, the head of Sri Lanka’s Catholic church says he was ‘deeply saddened’ by the lack of progress in the investigation. The head of Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church on Wednesday accused the government of stalling investigations into Easter Sunday bombings two years ago that killed 279 people. Anniversary service Wednesday’s multi-faith remembrance …

Sri Lanka bans Muslim groups before Easter attacks anniversary
3 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka bans Muslim groups before Easter attacks anniversary

Al Jazeera  

Muslim organisations, including the ISIL and al-Qaeda, banned before the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday attacks. Sri Lanka has banned 11 Muslim organisations, including the ISIL group and al-Qaeda, a week before the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday suicide bombings which killed 279 people. The seven Sri Lankans who attacked three churches and three hotels in April 2019 …

Sri Lankan Catholics demand justice for Easter bombing victims
4 years ago

Sri Lankan Catholics demand justice for Easter bombing victims

Al Jazeera  

The leader of Sri Lanka’s Catholics has demanded the government find the perpetrators of the deadly 2019 Easter Sunday attacks, as worshippers held silent protests outside the capital’s churches on Sunday. ‘Black Sunday’ protest At St Sebastian’s Church in Negombo, a predominantly Catholic area north of Colombo where 115 people were killed in the Easter attacks, parishioners attended mass on …

Sri Lanka’s ex-president ‘should face charges over 2019 attacks’
4 years ago

Sri Lanka’s ex-president ‘should face charges over 2019 attacks’

Al Jazeera  

Investigation says Sirisena, intelligence chiefs should be prosecuted for failing to prevent 2019 Easter Sunday suicide attacks. Sri Lanka’s former president Maithripala Sirisena and his intelligence chiefs should be prosecuted for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 279 people, according to an investigation. The report by the presidential commission of inquiry said the “balance of …

Sri Lankan bishops urge government to release blast inquiry
4 years 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 …

Sri Lanka Easter bombers had planned second attack, say police
4 years, 11 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, 11 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 …

Sri Lanka Catholic church ‘forgives’ 2019 Easter suicide bombers
4 years, 11 months ago

Sri Lanka Catholic church ‘forgives’ 2019 Easter suicide bombers

Al Jazeera  

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told an Easter mass that ‘we offered love to the enemies who tried to destroy us’. Sri Lanka’s Roman Catholic Church has said it had forgiven the suicide bombers behind the attacks that killed at least 279 people last Easter. Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith told an Easter mass – broadcast from a TV studio because of the coronavirus …

Sri Lanka appoints 6-member team to fast track probe into Easter Sunday attack
5 years ago

Sri Lanka appoints 6-member team to fast track probe into Easter Sunday attack

Deccan Chronicle  

Colombo: The Sri Lankan government on Sunday appointed a six-member team to help police collect authentic information and expedite an ongoing presidential probe into the devastating Easter Sunday terror attack that killed over 250 people. The 6-member task force has been appointed to help police's CID to "speed up the ongoing investigations" and will submit weekly reports to the defense …

2 ISIS Suspects With Links to Sri Lanka Blasts Arrested in Kochi by NIA
5 years, 4 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 …

Easter Sunday bombings: Muslim ministers in Sri Lanka rejoin govt after investigators found no link with local Islamist extremist group
5 years, 7 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 …

All suspects of Easter terror attacks arrested: Sri Lanka Prez
5 years, 8 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 …

Easter Sunday bombings: International drug syndicates orchestrated attacks, says Sri Lankan president Maithripala Sirisena
5 years, 8 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 Lankan government defeats no-confidence motion over Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan government defeats no-confidence motion over Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people

Firstpost  

The Sri Lankan government on Thursday defeated a no-confidence motion brought by an opposition party over what it called ‘criminal negligence’ in failing to prevent Easter Day bomb attacks Colombo: The Sri Lankan government on Thursday defeated a no-confidence motion brought by an opposition party over what it called “criminal negligence” in failing to prevent Easter Day bomb attacks on …

Sri Lanka Easter bombings: Two of nine Muslim ministers return to govt after resigning over 'anti-minority sentiments'
5 years, 9 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 …

Home-bred terror
5 years, 9 months ago

Home-bred terror

The Hindu  

The most shocking part of the BOMB blasts on Easter Sunday is that there is no evidence so far to indicate that any of the material used in the explosives or the expertise came from abroad. A one-way boat ride from India to Sri Lanka costs Rs.36,000, and one theory floated soon after the blasts was that some of the …

IS sympathisers planned suicide bombings at places of worship: FIR
5 years, 9 months ago

IS sympathisers planned suicide bombings at places of worship: FIR

The Hindu  

The three suspected Islamic State sympathisers arrested by the Coimbatore city police last week were allegedly planning to turn suicide bombers and target churches, temples and public places in Coimbatore, according to an FIR registered in connection with the case. The FIR alleged that the trio had discussed launching attacks using trucks, possibly inspired by similar attacks in 2016 carried …

Sri Lanka attacks hint at new type of terrorism threat in South Asia
5 years, 9 months ago

Sri Lanka attacks hint at new type of terrorism threat in South Asia

India TV News  

Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokhrel has said that the April 21 Easter Sunday suicide attacks in Sri Lanka had sent a clear and strong message that a new type of terrorism threat has arrived in South Asia. Pokhrel, who is also the Defence Minister, made the remarks while addressing a seminar titled "Dialogues on Public Security: Countering Terrorism" organised …

Easter bombings in Sri Lanka: NTJ suspect among five repatriated from Saudi Arabia, say officials
5 years, 9 months ago

Easter bombings in Sri Lanka: NTJ suspect among five repatriated from Saudi Arabia, say officials

Firstpost  

Five suspects linked to the Easter sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have been repatriated from Saudi Arabia, police said. The suspects also include Mohamed Milhan, a prominent member of the banned terror outfit National Thawheed Jamath that was responsible for the attacks. Colombo: Five suspects linked to the Easter sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have been repatriated from Saudi Arabia, …

Five suspects of Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka repatriated from UAE
5 years, 9 months ago

Five suspects of Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka repatriated from UAE

India TV News  

Five suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka have been repatriated from the UAE, police said Friday. The suspects also include Mohamed Milhan, a prominent member of the banned terror outfit National Thawheed Jamath that was responsible for the attacks. Milhan was also listed as a terror suspect in the Intelligence warnings issued before the Easter Sunday …

Sri Lanka Easter blast mastermind linked to three Islamic State cases in India: NIA
5 years, 9 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 conducts raids in Tamil Nadu over suspected links between Indian citizens, perpetrators of Sri Lanka attacks
5 years, 9 months ago

NIA conducts raids in Tamil Nadu over suspected links between Indian citizens, perpetrators of Sri Lanka attacks

Firstpost  

The National Investigating Agency Wednesday carried out searches at various places, following reports that some people are in touch with those involved in the Easter day church blasts in Sri Lanka Coimbatore: The National Investigating Agency on Wednesday carried out searches at various places following reports that some people are in touch with those involved in the 21 April church …

NIA team in Sri Lanka to probe IS cases
5 years, 9 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. …

The inside story of the nine suicide bombers behind the savage Easter attacks in Sri Lanka
5 years, 9 months ago

The inside story of the nine suicide bombers behind the savage Easter attacks in Sri Lanka

The Hindu  

May 25, 2019 04:40 pm | Updated May 27, 2019 01:55 pm IST At first, they were nameless. “An extremely mild-mannered and polite young man.” That is how a senior staff member at Ishana Exports remembers his boss’s son Inshaf Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim. “We don’t know if he played a role, but there are indications that this employee met Hashim …

Tamil Nadu outfit inspired Sri Lankan suicide bombers, claims Buddhist monk
5 years, 9 months ago

Tamil Nadu outfit inspired Sri Lankan suicide bombers, claims Buddhist monk

India TV News  

Tamil Nadu outfit inspired Sri Lankan suicide bombers, claims Buddhist monk Earlier this month, the Sri Lankan Army chief said that some of the suicide bombers visited Kashmir and Kerala for "some sorts of training" or to "make some more links" with other foreign outfits. A Sri Lankan Buddhist monk, who was controversially released from jail, has claimed that a …

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