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Leaked cable suggests Saudi foreknowledge of S. Lanka terrorism
May 29, 2019 08:48New evidence suggests that the regime in Riyadh not only had prior information of the brutal bombings and did nothing to stop them, but may have played a more active and direct role in the bloodshed.
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Saudi scholar’s arrest in Sri Lanka sparks concerns of Wahhabi influence
May 12, 2019 08:21Authorities in Sri Lanka have arrested a Saudi-educated preacher over links with the suspected mastermind of bombings last month, throwing a spotlight on the role of Salafi-Wahhabi terrorism in South Asia.
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Sri Lanka: How Saudi-backed terror targeted China’s allies
May 11, 2019 05:06When terrorism strikes – as in any sort of criminal investigation – the first question that must be asked is: “To whose benefit?”
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All Sri Lanka bombing attackers killed or arrested: Police
May 07, 2019 07:47Sri Lanka’s police have announced that all the assailants involved in the deadly bomb attacks in the country last month have either been killed or arrested.
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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.