Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka ex-defense secretary faces charges over security ‘lapses’ before Easter attacks

Sri Lanka's former most senior defense official, Hemasiri Fernando, faces possible criminal charges over "major lapses" linked to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people

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Saudi Arabia extradites 5 to Sri Lanka in connection with Easter bombings

Five Sri Lankans wanted in connection with the Easter bombings that killed 258 people were arrested in Saudi Arabia and extradited

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DNA tests confirm Sri Lanka Easter attacks ringleader was Shangri-La bomber

Sri Lanka police said DNA tests confirmed that the ringleader of the Easter attacks, Zahran Hashim, was one of the suicide bombers

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Sri Lanka Catholic church cancels plan to resume services over ‘specific threat’

Sri Lanka's Catholic Church has cancelled plans to resume Sunday services following a "specific threat" of fresh bomb attacks against at least two places of worship

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ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in first video since declaring caliphate in 2014

The elusive chief of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has appeared for the first time in five years in a propaganda video released by the jihadist organization

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At least 15 killed in Kalmunai raid as Sri Lanka security operations continue

At least 15 people died in suicide explosions and a gun battle in Kalmunai in eastern Sri Lanka, as security forces hunt for suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings

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Sri Lanka police find explosives at ISIS video location

Sri Lanka's security forces found bomb-making materials in a raid on the location where they believe suicide bombers recorded a video later released by ISIS

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Sri Lanka top defense official resigns over Easter bombings security failure

Sri Lanka's top defense official resigned over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as Catholic churches suspended services

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Amaq claims ‘Islamic State fighters’ carried out Sri Lanka attacks

Islamic State fighters carried out the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 310 people, according to ISIS's Amaq propaganda agency

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Sri Lanka attacks were revenge for Christchurch mosque shootings, deputy defense minister says

An initial probe into suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people shows it was "retaliation for Christchurch," the country's deputy defense minister said

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