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Sri Lanka police raid headquarters of group blamed for Easter Sunday attacks
Apr 29, 2019 04:11Sri Lankan police have raided the headquarters of a radical group suspected of being behind a series of bloody bomb attacks on churches and hotels, as the country announces new security measures, including the cancellation of all Sunday masses as well as a ban on face covering, for fear of further such bombings.
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Sri Lanka raids terror hideout amid fears of new bombings
Apr 27, 2019 06:49Fifteen people, including six children, have been killed during a gun battle between Sri Lanka police and suspected militants, nearly a week after at least 250 people lost their lives in a string of bombings.
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Sri Lanka on high alert as police hunt 140 Daesh members
Apr 26, 2019 08:38President Maithripala Sirisena says the country's police and security forces are looking for more than 100 individuals with links to the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group.
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Sri Lanka admits ‘major security lapse’ after bombings
Apr 24, 2019 06:40Sri Lanka failed to stop massively deadly bombings in the country on Sunday due to a “major lapse” in the sharing of intelligence already available to authorities, the country’s deputy defense minister has acknowledged, as the death toll from the attacks rises to 359.
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Sri Lanka officials face scrutiny over potential security failure after bombings
Apr 23, 2019 06:33As Sri Lankans are mourning the death of 310 people in a string of recent bombings, officials have come under scrutiny over accusations that they failed to prevent the carnage despite security warnings that they had reportedly received several days ahead of the attacks.
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New blast near church as Sri Lanka bomb squad tries to defuse device
Apr 23, 2019 00:24A new explosion went off on Monday, in a van near a church in Sri Lanka where scores were killed the previous day, when bomb squad officials were trying to defuse it, a Reuters witness said.
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Sri Lankan police make two dozen arrests as death toll from blasts hits 290
Apr 22, 2019 05:11Sri Lankan police have arrested two dozen people in connection with a string of bomb attacks on several churches and hotels that have claimed the lives of at least 290 people.
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Explosions leave massive casualties at Sri Lanka churches, hotels
Apr 21, 2019 03:00Several explosions have hit three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka, reportedly leaving at least 207 people dead and over 450 others wounded.
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Sri Lanka’s new premier resigns to end deadlock
Dec 15, 2018 14:23Sri Lanka’s disputed prime minister resigned on Saturday, saying he wanted to end a long political impasse over his appointment and allow the president to form a new government.
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Sri Lanka parliament votes out new government
Nov 14, 2018 09:55Sri Lanka’s parliament has passed a no-confidence motion against the controversially-appointed government of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.