No intelligence linking Sri Lanka attacks to Christchurch: NZ PM
5 years, 8 months ago

No intelligence linking Sri Lanka attacks to Christchurch: NZ PM

Deccan Chronicle  

Wellington: New Zealand's Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Wednesday that her government was not aware of any intelligence suggesting that a devastating attack on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for deadly shootings on a mosques in Christchurch. Sri Lanka's junior minister for Defence, Ruwan Wijewardene, told his country's parliament on Tuesday that an initial investigation had revealed the coordinated bombings on churches and hotels, which killed 321 people, had been carried out in revenge for deadly shootings in two New Zealand mosques on March 15. ISIS claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka attacks on Tuesday and named what it said were seven attackers who carried them out. Sri Lanka's junior defence minister had earlier told Parliament that two Sri Lankan Islamist groups - the National Thawheed Jama'ut and Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim - were responsible for the blasts early on Sunday during Easter services and as high-end hotels served breakfast.

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New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51
1 year, 2 months ago

New Zealand opens inquest into Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 51

Al Jazeera  

Proceedings are expected to last six weeks and will seek to ‘shine a light’ on what happened in March 2019. New Zealand has opened an inquest into the murder of 51 people by a self-proclaimed white supremacist at two Christchurch mosques in 2019. Windley said the inquiry, which is scheduled to last six weeks, would “seek to shine a light” …

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 clears police, defence chiefs over Easter bombings
2 years, 10 months 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 …

Pro-ISIS terrorist kills 6 in a mall in Auckland, New Zealand
3 years, 4 months ago

Pro-ISIS terrorist kills 6 in a mall in Auckland, New Zealand

Op India  

The New Zealand police on Friday shot dead a man who stabbed six people in a supermarket in Auckland. Confirming the incident, New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Arden called it a ‘terror attack’ and revealed that the perpetrator was inspired by Islamist terror group ISIS. Addressing the media, Arden said, “This afternoon, a violent extremist undertook a terrorist attack on …

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. …

Christchurch mosque attacks: Mistakes, but unpreventable
4 years, 1 month ago

Christchurch mosque attacks: Mistakes, but unpreventable

Al Jazeera  

Official inquiry says intelligence services were distracted from right-wing threats due to focus on ‘Islamic extremism’. The Royal Commission of Inquiry report concluded that, while intelligence services had directed their efforts away from investigating right-wing threats and instead focused heavily on the “threat of Islamist extremist” activity, they could not have been alerted of an imminent attack. The report, released …

Jacinda Ardern Vows Accountability as New Zealand Prepares to Release Christchurch Attack Report
4 years, 1 month ago

Jacinda Ardern Vows Accountability as New Zealand Prepares to Release Christchurch Attack Report

News 18  

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern on Monday vowed accountability for the families of last year’s Christchurch mosque attack victims, ahead of the public release of a major report into the country’s worst massacre. The 792-page report took about 18 months to finish, and contains interviews with hundreds of people including security agencies, Muslim community leaders, international experts and officials …

Sri Lanka President blamed for Easter attacks lapses
5 years, 2 months ago

Sri Lanka President blamed for Easter attacks lapses

The Hindu  

A parliamentary panel in Sri Lanka has accused President Maithripala Sirisena of “actively undermining” government and security systems, leading to serious lapses ahead of the Easter terror attacks. “This failure by the SIS has resulted in hundreds of deaths, many more injured and immeasurable devastation to Sri Lanka and Sri Lankans and that must not be treated lightly,” the report …

Christchurch terror attack: Were lapse in intelligence, lack of police action causes of New Zealand mosque attack? Judicial probe begins
5 years, 7 months ago

Christchurch terror attack: Were lapse in intelligence, lack of police action causes of New Zealand mosque attack? Judicial probe begins

Firstpost  

A judicial inquiry into whether New Zealand’s police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks in which 51 worshippers died began taking evidence on Monday. Wellington: A judicial inquiry into whether New Zealand’s police and intelligence services could have prevented the Christchurch mosque attacks in which 51 worshippers died began taking evidence on Monday. The royal commission …

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 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 …

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

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

Firstpost  

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

Sri Lanka attacks: Thankful for information provided by India, 'unfortunate' that we could not act on it, Ranil Wickremesinghe tells DD News
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka attacks: Thankful for information provided by India, 'unfortunate' that we could not act on it, Ranil Wickremesinghe tells DD News

Firstpost  

Sri Lankan prime minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in an interview to Doordarshan News said his country was thankful for the information provided by India regarding the terror strikes and it was “unfortunate” that they could not act on it. “We knew they went to Syria…But in our country, to go abroad and return or to take part in a foreign armed …

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 PM apologises for failing to prevent Easter bombings
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka PM apologises for failing to prevent Easter bombings

India TV News  

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday apologised to public for failing to prevent the Easter bombings that left 253 people dead and several hundreds injured. A series of eight coordinated blasts ripped through three churches and three high-end hotels frequented by tourists in the country's deadliest violence since the devastating civil war ended in 2009. The Islamic State …

Sri Lankan police hunt 140 after Easter bombings
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lankan police hunt 140 after Easter bombings

The Hindu  

Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed to be linked to the Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253, as shooting erupted in the east during a raid. Muslims in Sri Lanka were urged to pray at home after the State Intelligence Services warned of possible car bomb attacks, …

Discrepancies in Sri Lanka attack muddle investigation
5 years, 8 months ago

Discrepancies in Sri Lanka attack muddle investigation

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Hour by hour the death toll from Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bombing attacks climbed. “If you can’t count the dead, how can you take care of the living, especially those who pose a threat?” Sri Lanka’s top officials have acknowledged that intelligence units were aware of threats by the militant group blamed for the attack — …

More terrorist attacks likely: Australia warns Sri Lanka
5 years, 8 months ago

More terrorist attacks likely: Australia warns Sri Lanka

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia on Friday warned more terror attacks were "likely" in Sri Lanka, cautioning citizens against visiting the island nation following the Easter Sunday bombing that claimed 253 lives. "Terrorists are likely to carry out further attacks in Sri Lanka," the foreign ministry warned in its latest travel advice. Canberra advised Australians to "reconsider your need to travel to Sri …

Maithripala Sirisena admits Sri Lanka govt is 'responsible' for Easter Sunday attacks due to lapses in communicating intel inputs
5 years, 8 months ago

Maithripala Sirisena admits Sri Lanka govt is 'responsible' for Easter Sunday attacks due to lapses in communicating intel inputs

Firstpost  

Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena on Friday appealed to the island nation not to view its minority Muslim community as terrorists in the wake of Easter Sunday attacks that officials say was carried out by a local Muslim extremist group. Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena on Friday admitted that his government is “responsible” for security lapses that led to the …

After serial blasts shook Sri Lanka, another blast heard in Pugoda, 40 kms from capital Colombo, no casualties reported
5 years, 8 months ago

After serial blasts shook Sri Lanka, another blast heard in Pugoda, 40 kms from capital Colombo, no casualties reported

Op India  

Amidst heightened tensions in Sri Lanka following the Easter Sunday suicide bomber attacks on the island state that killed over 350 people and left over 500 injured, another blast has been reported from a vacant land behind the magistrate’s court in the town of Pugoda, 40 km east of the capital Colombo. Reuters: Blast heard in Pugoda town, 40 km …

Sri Lanka shakes up top security posts after deadly bombings
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka shakes up top security posts after deadly bombings

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s president shook up the country’s top security establishment after officials failed to act on intelligence reports warning of possible attacks before the Easter bombings that killed over 350 people, his office said Wednesday. The capital of Colombo, meanwhile, remained rattled by reports that police were continuing to conduct controlled detonations of suspicious items three …

Sri Lanka bombings: Eighth British victim Lorraine Campbell was 'tour de force' who brought people together, devastated family say
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: Eighth British victim Lorraine Campbell was 'tour de force' who brought people together, devastated family say

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 The eighth British victim known …

Sri Lanka attacks: A global response to a global menace is need of the hour
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka attacks: A global response to a global menace is need of the hour

Live Mint  

Indian intelligence, it has emerged, had passed on as many as three alerts to Sri Lanka on possible terror attacks on churches and other targets in the island nation. The death toll in the Sri Lanka attacks—359 people at last count—could have been minimized, if not prevented, had authorities acted on the inputs in good time. The international dimension of …

No advance intelligence on Easter bombings, says US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz
5 years, 8 months ago

No advance intelligence on Easter bombings, says US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz

Firstpost  

A Sri Lankan minister had said earlier this week that India and the United States had provided information before the bombings on three churches and three hotels which authorities have blamed on a local Islamist group Colombo: The US ambassador to Sri Lanka has denied the United States had prior knowledge of the Easter militant attacks that it passed to …

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 …

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka suicide bombings, says it was behind 'blessed attack' targeting Christians on 'blasphemous holiday'
5 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka suicide bombings, says it was behind 'blessed attack' targeting Christians on 'blasphemous holiday'

Firstpost  

The Islamic State’s claim, accompanied by a photo and video of the men who they said had unleashed the suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, emerged more than two days after the near-simultaneous blasts ripped through three high-end hotels. Sri Lanka’s government had said initial investigations suggested the attack had been carried out as “retaliation” for shootings at two mosques in …

I wasn’t aware of threat, says Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena
5 years, 8 months ago

I wasn’t aware of threat, says Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena

The Hindu  

President Maithripala Sirisena has said he was not aware of likely bomb attacks in the country, though Sri Lankan security agencies had received prior intelligence, including from India, on the imminent threat. The information received from the State intelligence agencies was not passed on to him by relevant officials, said President Sirisena, who helms the Law and Order, and Defence …

New Zealand has 'not yet seen' intel linking Sri Lanka blasts to Christchurch attacks, says Jacinda Ardern's office
5 years, 8 months ago

New Zealand has 'not yet seen' intel linking Sri Lanka blasts to Christchurch attacks, says Jacinda Ardern's office

Firstpost  

New Zealand has not yet seen any intelligence reports linking the bombings in Sri Lanka to the mosque attacks in Christchurch, Jacinda Ardern’s office said. Wellington: New Zealand has “not yet seen” any intelligence reports linking the deadly bombings in Sri Lanka to last month’s mosque massacre in Christchurch, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s office said late on Tuesday. A Sri …

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

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

India Today  

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

India gave prior intelligence on jihadi threat to Sri Lankan govt, Opposition
5 years, 8 months ago

India gave prior intelligence on jihadi threat to Sri Lankan govt, Opposition

India Today  

Sri Lankan government is trying to grapple with the aftermath of the terrorist attack with many questioning the handling of the intelligence alerts and prior threat alerts. On Tuesday, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held a press briefing where he confirmed that India had provided prior intelligence on the jihadi threat. Sources said Indian High Commission and Indian properties …

Sri Lanka bombings: There was clear intel about church attacks
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bombings: There was clear intel about church attacks

Live Mint  

Colombo: The warning in the April 11 letter was plain: A local group was planning a suicide terror attack against churches in Sri Lanka. He identified Mohammed Zaharan as the leader of "National Thawheek Jaman" and said state intelligence showed Zaharan's group was planning a suicide attack in the country. CCTV handout footage shows suspected suicide bomber entering St. Sebastian's …

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka bloodbath, toll 321
5 years, 8 months ago

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka bloodbath, toll 321

The Quint  

Colombo, April 23 The Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the horrific Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka as the death toll in the carnage climbed to 321, including 10 Indians, with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warning of more explosives and militants "out there" and that the Indian Embassy was also a "possible target". An Arabic language statement …

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

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

The Independent  

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

Sri Lanka minister claims church bombings were 'retaliation for Christchurch mosque shootings'
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka minister claims church bombings were 'retaliation for Christchurch mosque shootings'

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 defence minister has …

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Islamic State fighters carried out explosions that killed 321 and injured over 500, claim security sources
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka bomb blasts: Islamic State fighters carried out explosions that killed 321 and injured over 500, claim security sources

Firstpost  

Security sources claimed that those who carried out the attack that targeted members of the US-led coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka on 21 April are Islamic State group fighters Two days after coordinated bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka claimed at least 321 lives and left over 500 injured, security sources claimed that those who conducted the …

[Video] Sri Lanka serial blasts: As ISIS claims responsibility CCTV footage of suspect surfaces- Opindia News
5 years, 8 months ago

[Video] Sri Lanka serial blasts: As ISIS claims responsibility CCTV footage of suspect surfaces- Opindia News

Op India  

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the dastardly Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka that saw over 321 people dead and more than 500 injured across 8 locations in and around Colombo. CCTV footage Video of Srilanka attack suspect ISIS bomber: https://youtu.be/T5rLA7p5Yn4 The AMAQ message reportedly states that the Easter Sunday attacks were carried out by soldiers of …

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 blasts: Initial probe shows attacks were 'retaliation' for New Zealand mosque shootings, says Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka blasts: Initial probe shows attacks were 'retaliation' for New Zealand mosque shootings, says Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene

Firstpost  

Suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka killed more than 300 people on Easter Sunday. Fifty people were killed in shooting attacks on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on 15 March Colombo: An initial probe into deadly suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people shows it was “retaliation for Christchurch,” the country’s …

Sri Lanka terror attacks on Easter were ‘retaliation’ to Christchurch attacks: Sri Lanka Deputy Defence Minister
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka terror attacks on Easter were ‘retaliation’ to Christchurch attacks: Sri Lanka Deputy Defence Minister

Op India  

As per a report by the news agency AFP, an initial probe in the serial bomb attacks which killed over 300 people in Sri Lanka has revealed that it was ‘retaliation’ for the Christchurch attack in New Zealand, says Sri Lanka’s deputy Defence Minister. “The preliminary investigations have revealed that what happened in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for the …

Bombings carried out in retaliation for Christchurch mosque attacks: Sri Lanka Minister
5 years, 8 months ago

Bombings carried out in retaliation for Christchurch mosque attacks: Sri Lanka Minister

The Hindu  

Sri Lanka’s worst terror attack on Easter Sunday, targeting churches and luxury hotels, was carried out by local Islamic extremists in retaliation for the last March 15 mosque shootings at Christchurch in New Zealand, State Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said at an emergency session of Parliament on Tuesday, citing results of the initial probe. According to an intelligence memo sent …

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 attacks: Could the Government have done more to prevent the blasts?
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka attacks: Could the Government have done more to prevent the blasts?

ABC  

CCTV footage has been released, allegedly showing a suicide bomber walking into a church moments before killing Easter Sunday worshippers in Sri Lanka, according to Indian media. Key points: Sri Lanka's Foreign Intelligence Services warns of a suicidal bomb 10 days prior to the attack It is unclear if Sri Lanka's President received, or acted on the warning The country …

Sri Lanka’s horror is a grim warning to India
5 years, 8 months ago

Sri Lanka’s horror is a grim warning to India

Deccan Chronicle  

Sri Lanka has beamed a grim warning to India. But Sri Lanka’s own Tamils, nearly one-fifth of the population, were left to the mercy of the Sinhalese Buddhists, accounting for more than 70 per cent of the people. In his advisory, Sri Lanka’s deputy inspector-general of police Priyalal Dassanayake wrote that the radical Islamist National Thoweeth Jama’ath was planning nationwide …

India issued alert to Sri Lanka on possible blasts
5 years, 8 months ago

India issued alert to Sri Lanka on possible blasts

The Hindu  

India had issued an alert to Sri Lanka in early April on possible bomb attacks at different spots in the island, including the Indian High Commission building, sources in Colombo and New Delhi said, pointing to a possible lapse on the part of Sri Lanka’s security agencies. Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne told media-persons on Monday that “international” intelligence agencies had …

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