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Sri Lanka: IS claims responsibility for attacks in Kalmunai
Updated : 6 years, 11 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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Easter blasts: Sri Lanka bans 2 terror groups, including NTJ
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Apr 28 (ANI): President Maithripala Sirisena on Saturday banned the activities of two terror groups suspected to be behind the horrific coordinated blasts in Sri Lanka earlier this week that claimed lives of more than 250 people.
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India issues advisory, says avoid non-essential travel to Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 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, 11 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: 15 killed in police raid at suspected terrorists' house
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Sainthamaruthu (Sri Lanka), Apr 27 (ANI): At least 15 people, including six children, were killed in a shootout between police and alleged militants in eastern Sri Lanka's Kalmunai city on Friday.
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US raises level of travel warning for Sri Lanka, urges citizens to 'recons
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 27 (ANI): The United States on Friday raised the level of its travel warning for Sri Lanka and urged its citizens to "reconsider" their travel to the country in the wake of a devastating series of coordinated blasts earlier this week that claimed lives of more than
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Sri Lanka PM apologises for failing to curb Easter blasts
Updated : 6 years, 11 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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Sri Lanka blasts: Why was travel advisory not issued to citizens if India
Updated : 6 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 26 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Friday asked the Centre why they had not issued a travel advisory to Indians travelling to Sri Lanka if they had prior information about an impending terror threat.
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Fresh explosions hit Sri Lanka
Updated : 6 years, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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, 11 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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