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Easter Sunday bombings: Sri Lankan President assures to bring culprits to
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri lanka], April 4 (ANI): Recalling the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, Sri Lanka President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Sunday said his government is committed to bringing the culprits responsible for the attack to justice.
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Two years of Easter bombings: Lanka legalises deradicalisation law, mulls
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): From mulling burqa ban to de-radicalisation law, the Sri Lankan government has taken several steps as part of a crackdown against 'Islamic extremism' in the aftermath of the Easter Sunday bombings of 2019.
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Sri Lanka Easter bombings investigation calls for former President Sirisen
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], February 24 (ANI): An investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka has called for the country's former President as well as senior police and intelligence officials to be prosecuted.
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We will not forget: former Sri Lanka cricketer Sangakkara on last year's E
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): Former Sri Lanka skipper and current Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) president Kumar Sangakkara on Tuesday condoled the demise of people who lost their lives during last year's Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka.
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Someone must answer the questions: Sangakkara on last year's Easter Sunday
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): As devotees across the world celebrate Easter today, former Sri Lanka skipper and current Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) president Kumar Sangakkara on Sunday condoled the demise of people who lost their lives during last year's Easter Sunday bombings in Sri
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Sri Lanka: 293 suspects arrested in connection with Easter Sunday attacks
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Sept 6 (ANI): The Sri Lankan police on Thursday said that 293 suspects have been arrested so far in connection with the Easter Sunday bombings in the island country in April.
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Attackers of Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings were inspire by ISIS
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 25 (ANI): Sri Lanka's Easter attacks that killed more than 250 people were carried out by local groups who drew inspiration from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) group, a top investigator said on Wednesday.
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Cardinal Ranjith calls on govt to step down over Easter Sunday bombings
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 22 (ANI): Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, the head of Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church, has called for the government to step down due to its alleged failure to prevent Easter Sunday bombings that claimed the lives of more than 250 people.
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Sri Lankan intelligence chief resigns over Easter Sunday bombings
Updated : 6 years, 12 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Jun 9 (ANI): Sri Lanka's national intelligence chief Sisira Mendis has stepped down from his post in the wake of Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 250 people in April.
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S. Lankan President denies he was informed about Easter Sunday attacks
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 31 (ANI): Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on Thursday evening denied reports that he had prior knowledge of the Easter Sunday bombings, which targeted several high-end hotels and three churches, killing over 250 people across the country on April 21.
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Terrorists involved in Eastern Sunday bombings either killed or arrested:
Updated : 7 years ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], May 7 (ANI): All the terrorists involved in the Easter Sunday bombings that left 257 people dead have been either arrested or killed, the Sri Lankan police claimed while assuring that the country could now go back to normalcy.
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Sri Lanka lifts ban on social media
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 30 (ANI): Sri Lanka on Tuesday lifted a temporary ban on several social media networks, which was put in place to prevent spreading misinformation after the ghastly suicide bombings on Easter Sunday.
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