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Sri Lanka Defence Secretary resigns
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 25 (ANI): Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando on Thursday stepped down from his post amid allegations of mishandling intelligence reports that came before the Easter Sunday attack.
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Sri Lanka: PM warns of 'sleeper cells'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, who has been dealing with the aftermath of Easter Sunday attack, warned on Thursday of "sleeper cells" that might launch more attacks in the island nation.
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Sri Lanka: Explosion near Colombo; no casualty reported
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Pugoda (Sri Lanka), Apr 25 (ANI): Four days after the deadly serial blasts claimed at least 359 lives, an explosion was reported on Thursday in Sri Lanka's Pugada town, about 40 Km east of capital Colombo, police said.
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Sri Lanka: Two bombers were sons of business tycoon
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 25 (ANI): Two of the nine suicide bombers involved in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were members of a prominent family in Colombo, sources have told CNN.
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Sri Lanka bombings: Prez asks Defence Minister, IG to resign
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 25 (ANI): Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday asked Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and Inspector General (IG) of Police Pujith Jayasundara to resign following the devastating Easter Sunday bombings over allegations of mishandling intelligen
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Mortal remains of man killed in Sri Lanka blasts brought to Hyderabad resi
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Mortal remains of a Hyderabad resident who was killed in the Easter Sunday blasts in Sri Lanka arrived at his home in the city on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka attacks: One of the 9 suicide bombers a woman; 60 arrests made
Updated : 6 years, 10 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, 10 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, 10 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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Did not have any prior knowledge of attacks: US envoy to Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombia [United States], Apr 24 (ANI): United States Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz on Tuesday said that Washington did not provide any advance intelligence regarding imminent attack prior to Easter Sunday attacks.
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Possible it could have been due to Christchurch attack, says Sri Lankan PM
Updated : 6 years, 10 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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ISIS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombings
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Negombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 23 (ANI): The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the coordinated bombings that claimed the lives of over 300 people in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.
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