Tag: Sri Lanka attacks
Sri Lanka police say no evidence for direct IS link to...
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police have not found enough evidence to prove that Islamic State (IS) militants were directly involved with the Easter Sunday bombings,...
Sri Lanka extends emergency in surprise move
COLOMBO: A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka’s President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the...
Sri Lanka president sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe
Sri Lanka's president has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide...
Sri Lanka says 42 foreigners amongst Easter victims
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan authorities have identified 42 foreign nationals among the 253 people killed in the string of Easter suicide bombings, officials said on...
Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church...
COLOMBO: Sri Lankan security officials have warned that extremists behind Easter Sunday’s suicide bombings are planning attacks and could be dressed in uniform, as...
Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by militants
COLOMBO: Authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday banned women from wearing face veils under an emergency law put in place after deadly Easter Sunday attacks by...
Indian police raid houses in southern state week after Sri Lanka...
NEW DELHI: Indian police said on Sunday they raided the houses of three suspects in connection with a case concerning 15 people who left...
Australia warns more terror attacks ‘likely’ in Sri Lanka
CANBERRA: Australia on Thursday warned more terror attacks were "likely" in Sri Lanka, cautioning citizens against visiting the island nation following the Easter Sunday...
Will seek Pakistan’s help to trace terrorists, if needed: Sri Lanka...
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that his government will, if necessary, seek Pakistan's help to trace the terrorists involved in the...
PM Imran offers anti-terror assistance to Sri Lanka
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday telephoned his Sri Lankan counterpart Ranil Wickremesinghe to express his condolences over the loss of lives in...
Toll in Sri Lanka bombings rises to 359
COLOMBO: The toll in a series of suicide bomb blasts on Easter Sunday targeting hotels and churches in Sri Lanka has risen to 359,...
Sri Lanka arrests 40 in connection with Easter bombings as toll...
COLOMBO: As a state of emergency took effect on Tuesday giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers, police arrested 40 suspects, including the driver of...
Several Americans killed in Sri Lanka attacks: Pompeo
WASHINGTON: Several Americans were among more than 200 people killed on Sunday in a series of bombings of hotels and churches in Sri Lanka, Secretary...
