Colombo, April 22, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People work at a blast scene at St. Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 21, 2019. The Sri Lankan government said on Sunday that seven people had been arrested over the multiple blasts that rocked the island nation earlier in the day and killed at least 207 so far. (File Photo: Xinhua/IANS)

Sri Lanka IS suspects were trying to expand base in TN

New Delhi:  The Islamic State suspects, who carried out blasts in Sri Lanka during the Easter celebration claiming over 240 lives were trying to expand their base in India’s Tamil Nadu, official sources said. A top National Investigation Agency (NIA) source requesting anonymity said the IS suspects in Sri Lanka were trying to spread their […]

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NIA arrests Islamic State sympathizer and follower of Lanka bombing mastermind

New Delhi:  The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested an Islamic State sympathizer and follower of alleged Sri Lanka bombings mastermind Zahran Hasim, the agency said. Riyas Aboobacker was arrested from Kerala after he disclosed NIA investigators that he has been following speeches and videos of Hashim, a radical Tamil-speaking cleric who is believed […]

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IS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka ambush that killed 17

Colombo: The Islamic State (IS) terror group has claimed responsibility for an “ambush” carried out by three jihadis in Sri Lanka, saying that it caused 17 deaths after authorities in the island nation confirmed 16 dead in an operation in Kalmunai city. An Arabic language statement on the group’s official al-Amaq news agency on Saturday said […]

Colombo, April 25, 2019 (Xinhua) -- Police officers work at the explosion site in Pugoda on the east outskirts of Sri Lankan capital Colombo April 25, 2019. A minor explosion hit a garbage dump in Pugoda on Thursday, police said. No injuries were reported. (Xinhua/Wang Shen/IANS)

Sri Lanka Police hunt for six after suicide bombings

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 […]