Chennai/New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Wednesday carried out search operations in seven places in Coimbatore, including the residence of a social media friend of the Sri Lanka easter blast mastermind, officials said. The searches were carried out in connection with the NIA probe into the new Islamic State module case. An NIA official […]
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Sri Lanka reduces death toll to 253, Defence Secretary quits
Colombo: Sri Lanka on Thursday revised down the toll in Easter Sunday bloodbath to “about 253” even as Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando resigned accepting responsibility for the attack and security forces continued a search for accomplices of the suicide bombers. The government also banned the use of all drones and unmanned aircraft within the Sri Lankan […]
Minor explosion reported in Pugoda on outskirts of Colombo
Colombo: A minor explosion occurred in the outskirts of the Sri Lankan capital on Thursday, although there were no reports of casualties or damages in the incident that came four days after the deadly Easter Sunday bombings that killed 359 people, police said. The explosion occurred at around 9 a.m. in a garbage dump behind […]
Sri Lanka blasts: 359 dead, FBI joins probe, 58 arrested
Colombo: The US Embassy in Sri Lanka has said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was on the ground in the island nation to assist with its probe into the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that has left 359 people dead besides several hundreds injured. US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz’s statement to CNN’s Christiane […]
Sri Lanka Easter bombing death toll surges to 359, 58 suspects arrested
Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday confirmed that Easter Sunday suicide bombings toll has touched 359 which includes several foreigners. So far 58 suspects have been arrested from different areas of the island, Police Spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara said. The Islamic State terror group (IS) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attacks. At least 18 more suspects […]
Sri Lanka bombings meant to avenge attacks on mosques in New Zealand: Deputy Defence Minister
Colombo: Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that the horrific Easter Sunday bombings were meant to avenge the attacks on two mosques in New Zealand as the death toll in the island nation rose to 321 including 10 Indians. The suicide bombings targeting luxury hotels and churches in three Sri Lankan cities were a response to the […]
Sri Lanka: Death toll in bombings climb to 310
Colombo: The death toll from eight explosions which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 310, the police said on Tuesday. IANS
Sri Lanka blasts: Some of the arrested are from rich families
Chennai: The Sri Lankan police have arrested over two dozen persons in connection with Sunday’s serial bomb blasts in churches and hotels that killed 290 people and injured over 500, said a journalist. He also said that some of those arrested belonged to rich families. “The police have said that about 25 people have been arrested […]
India intensifies coastal security after Sri Lanka blasts
Chennai: Patrolling along India’s eastern Coast has been intensified by the coastal security agencies in a coordinated manner to foil any infiltration in wake of the serial suicide bomb blasts in Sri Lanka, a senior police officer said on Monday. “For the past two days, patrolling has been intensified along the coast in a coordinated manner […]
Trump tweets 138 million people died in Sri Lanka blasts, then deletes it
Washington (2 Min Read): US President Donald Trump posted a message on Twitter where he expresseed condolences to families of the victims of the Sri Lankan terror attack but he quickly deleted it as he overstated the death toll. “Heartfelt condolences from the people of the US to the people of Sri Lanka on the horrible […]