Sri Lanka Bombings: Investigators say Motel in Dehiwala was after Taj Samudra target was botched
COLOMBO (Reuters) – His target was the breakfast buffet at the Taj Samudra, a luxury hotel on Colombo’s seafront. Instead, heContinue Reading
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Relatives of Sri Lanka suicide bombings mastermind wounded in gunbattle
(Reuters) – The wife and a daughter of the suspected mastermind of suicide attacks on churches and four hotels inContinue Reading
Lankan President bans National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI)
Colombo, April 27 (newsin.asia): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has on Saturday banned National Thawheed Jammath (NTJ) and Jamathei MillathuContinue Reading
Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants
SAINTHAMARUTHU/COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – As darkness fell in Sainthamaruthu village on Sri Lanka’s east coast on Friday, troops and policeContinue Reading
Sri Lanka ex-defense chief Gotabaya says he will run for president, tackle radical Islam
Sri Lanka’s former wartime defense chief, Gotabaya Rajapaksa, said on Friday he would run for president in elections this yearContinue Reading
Minister Patali proposes extreme measures to counter ‘extremism’
Minister of Megapolis and Western Development Patali Champika Ranawake speaking to media yesterday states that the President, Prime Minister &Continue Reading
Extremism must be defeated, prince tells New Zealand mosque survivors
In an emotional meeting with survivors of the New Zealand mosques massacre, Britain’s Prince William appealed Friday for “extremism inContinue Reading
Sri Lankan bombing ‘mastermind’ may still be at large as island endures emergency lockdown
The mastermind of the Easter Sunday bombings may still be alive, according to local media reports in Sri Lanka, whereContinue Reading
Sri Lanka blasts: Health ministry revises toll from 359 to 253, says some bodies were ‘double-counted’
Colombo: Authorities in Sri Lanka on Thursday revised the toll from Easter bombings down to 253, from the previous figure ofContinue Reading
Sri Lanka troops join hunt for bombing suspects
Sri Lanka deployed thousands of troops overnight to help police search for suspects in Easter suicide bomb attacks claimed byContinue Reading
