Colombo: The Sri Lanka Police on Thursday released photographs of six young suspects – three males and three females – wanted in connection with the Easter Sunday suicide bombings. The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sought public assistance to trace the six. The six were identified as: Mohammad Ivuhaim Sadiq Abdul Haq, Mohammed Ivuhaim Shaid Abdul […]
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45 children killed in Sri Lanka bombings: UN
Geneva: At least 45 children were among 321 people killed in Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday suicide bombings, the United Nations said on Tuesday. “The total now is 45 children who died,” Unicef spokesman Christophe Boulierac told reporters in Geneva, stressing that others children “are wounded and are now fighting for their lives”, meaning the toll […]
Colombo police issue alert for van carrying explosives
Colombo:The police in Colombo on Tuesday issued an alert that a van or truck carrying explosives may be in the city following which security was stepped up at government buildings and police stations. The warning came as Sri Lanka held its first mass funeral for the victims of Sunday’s bomb blasts. At least 321 people […]
Muslim group blamed for Sri Lanka horror, 8 Indians among 290 dead
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Monday blamed a local Muslim outfit for the horrific Easter Sunday suicide bombings which killed 290 people, including eight Indians, and said the attacks were “a colossal intelligence failure”. At the same time, President Maithripala Sirisena announced that he would seek the assistance of foreign countries as “intelligence reports (indicate) that […]
87 detonators found in Colombo bus station
Colombo: Police in Colombo have recovered 87 low-explosive detonators from the main bus station in Pettah, the BBC reported on Monday. Published on: Apr 22, 2019 at 16:30 IST IANS
New explosion near Colombo church
Colombo: A new explosion was reported on Monday near a church in Colombo, triggering panic. Video footage from St. Anthony’s Church, shared by Guardian journalist Michael Safi, showed people running from the area in panic. According to the BBC, the blast happened while “security forces personnel … tried to defuse a newly discovered explosives in […]
British family survives Sri Lanka bombing
London: A British family staying in one of the Colombo hotels targeted by suicide bombers had a narrow escape — because they were late for breakfast. Julian Emmanuel, 48, is staying at the Cinnamon Hotel in the heart of the Sri Lankan capital where a terrorist detonated his suicide vest at the restaurant during buffet. […]