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- Sri Lankan authorities have launched a full investigation, and police say they've arrested 40 suspects. Government officials say at least one local Islamic extremist group carried out the attacks but did not act alone.
Apr 25, 2019 · The attacks: A wave of deadly blasts hit Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Authorities have arrested about 60 people in a nationwide investigation. Early warnings: India’s intelligence services warned...
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Apr 25, 2019 · Families mourn their dead: A wave of deadly blasts hit Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing 359 people. Fast-moving investigation: Authorities have arrested about 70 people and blamed local...
Feb 24, 2021 · An investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka has called for the country’s former President as well as senior police and intelligence officials to be prosecuted.
Jan 12, 2023 · Sri Lanka’s Supreme Court has ruled that former President Maithripala Sirisena and four other top officials failed to prevent Easter Sunday bombings in 2019 that killed nearly 270 people,...
Nov 16, 2023 · On Easter Sunday in 2019, a series of coordinated bombings erupted across Sri Lanka, killing some 270 people, including Australians. The attacks were the work of Muslim extremists. But Sri Lankans have now been shocked to hear allegations that government officials may have been complicit in the bombings.
Apr 22, 2019 · On Easter Sunday, suicide bombers killed at least 253 people and injured some 500 at churches and top-end hotels across Sri Lanka. Most victims were Sri Lankans, but at least 38 foreigners...
Apr 21, 2022 · Hundreds of churchgoers across Sri Lanka marked the third anniversary of the coordinated 2019 bombings that have been blamed on local armed groups allegedly affiliated with ISIL (ISIS) as family...
