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Father, 2 brothers of SL Easter bombings suspect killed in raid
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 29 (ANI): The father and two brothers of Zahran Hashim, the suspected mastermind of the gruesome coordinated terror Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka, were killed in Friday's overnight gun battle between troops and suspects in the eastern Ampara district, the poli
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Sri Lanka imposes burqa ban post Easter Sunday attacks
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 29 (ANI): The Sri Lankan government on Sunday took necessary measures to impose a complete ban on all types of burqas and face covers in the wake of the horrific terror bombings that rattled the entire country on Easter Sunday, claiming lives of more than 250 people
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Sri Lanka blasts: Candle light march in Ahmedabad to pay tribute to victim
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Apr 28 (ANI): In the wake of serial bomb blasts in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, a candle light march was organised on Sunday in Ahmedabad to show solidarity with the victims of the deadliest attack.
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Sister of Easter Sunday bombing mastermind fears 18 relatives dead after a
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 28 (ANI): The sister of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's debilitating Easter Sunday bombings has claimed that nearly 18 members of her family are missing and feared dead since the attacks and subsequent raids.
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Sri Lanka: IS claims responsibility for attacks in Kalmunai
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 28 (ANI): The Islamic State (IS) terror group on Saturday claimed that the three men who detonated their suicide vests during a standoff with Sri Lankan police belonged to their group.
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India issues advisory, says avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 27 (ANI): Following the multiple terror attacks which rattled Sri Lanka on April 21, India issued a travel advisory on Saturday, urging citizens against undertaking non-essential travel to the neighbouring nation.
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Sri Lanka Cricket cancels Under-19 series against Pakistan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], Apr 27 (ANI): Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) on Saturday called off the Under-19 series against Pakistan following the serial blasts that left over 253 people dead in Colombo last week.
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Sri Lanka PM apologises for failing to curb Easter blasts
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 27 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Friday apologised to his people for failing to prevent the deadly Easter Sunday serial blasts that rattled the nation claiming lives of 253 and injuring several hundred.
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Fresh explosions hit Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kalmunai [Sri Lanka], Apr 26 (ANI): Three explosions rocked Kalmunai city of Sri Lanka on Friday while security forces were carrying out searches to nab suspects of the Easter Sunday attacks.
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Govt. should take responsibility for Easter Sunday attack, says Sri Lankan
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 26 (ANI): Government should take responsibility for the Easter Sunday attacks, as well as for weakening country's intelligence services, said Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Friday.
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Entire family of suspected SL bombings mastermind missing since Easter Sun
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 26 (ANI): Mohomed Hashim Madaniya, sister of the suspected mastermind behind the deadly serial blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing more than 250 people, said that her entire family has been missing since the day of the attacks.
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Easter Sunday blasts: Sri Lanka slashes death toll to 253
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan authorities on Thursday revised the death toll in the Easter Sunday blasts to 253.
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