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Sri Lanka attacks: One of the 9 suicide bombers a woman; 60 arrests made
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka), Apr 24 (ANI): One of the nine suicide bombers who carried out the blasts across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday was a woman, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said on Wednesday, adding that 60 arrests have been made in connection with the attacks.
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Deve Gowda, Kumaraswamy pay homage to JDS leaders killed in Sri Lanka blas
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka), April 24 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy and former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda on Wednesday paid homage to two JDS party workers who lost their lives in the serial blasts that hit Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
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Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll mounts to 359
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 24 (ANI): The death toll in the multiple bomb blasts that rocked Sri Lanka during Easter celebrations has risen to 359, country's Deputy Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene told reporters here on Wednesday.
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Possible it could have been due to Christchurch attack, says Sri Lankan PM
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo (Sri Lanka) [India], April 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday asserted that there is a possibility that the Easter Sunday attack in the country could have been due to the Christchurch attack.
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Initial probe shows Sri Lanka blasts were 'retaliation for Christchurch':
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 23 (ANI): An initial probe into the multiple blasts in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people shows that it was "retaliation for Christchurch" terror attacks in New Zealand, said the country's Deputy Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene on Tuesday.
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Vaiko expresses anguish over terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): MDMK Chief Vaiko on Tuesday expressed anguish over the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka. He reckoned that the churches which were attacked were mainly situated in Tamil areas and hence, many Tamil people may have lost their lives in the attack. Read More
Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 310, 40 suspects arrested
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 23 (ANI): At least 310 people have lost their lives in the multiple bomb blasts that rocked Sri Lanka during Easter celebrations, police said on Tuesday.
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Karnataka CM enquires about Indians affected in Sri Lanka blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Karnataka chief minister HD Kumaraswamy on Monday said that he has spoken to the Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka in Colombo and enquired about the situation with regard to people from Karnataka, who died or got injured in the terror attack on Sunday.
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Dasun Shanaka revisits Easter Sunday horror
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 23 (ANI): Sri Lankan cricketer Dasun Shanaka on Monday, revisited the Easter Sunday horror, the serial blasts that took place in the country on Sunday, leaving almost 300 people dead and more than 500 injured.Sunday horror, the serial blasts that took place in the country on
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31 foreign nationals killed in Sri Lanka blasts, Interpol to send team for
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): Out of the 290 people who lost their lives when eight coordinated explosions rattled Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, 31 have been identified to be foreign nationals, Sri Lanka's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement on Monday.
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Another K'taka man loses life in Sri Lanka blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): A Kannadiga identified as Hanumaiah Shivakumar is the latest Indian confirmed dead in Sri Lanka blasts which rattled the island nation on Easter Sunday, according to Karnataka Chief Minister HD Kumaraswamy.
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2 more Indians among those killed in Sri Lanka blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 22 (ANI): Two more Indians, identified as Vemurai Tulsiram and S R Nagaraj, have lost their lives in the multiple blasts in Sri Lanka during Easter celebrations, the Indian High Commission confirmed.
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