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Ex-Sri Lankan Spy Chief, Easter Bombings 'Mastermind': Who Is Suresh Sallay?
Retired Major General Tuan Suresh Sallay was arrested in February for "aiding and abetting" the 2019 Easter suicide bombings.
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Sri Lanka Says Spy Chief 'Directed' 2019 Easter Bombings That Killed 279
Sri Lanka's public security minister told parliament Wednesday the nation's ex-intelligence chief directed the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, in the first official statement linking him directly to the bombings that killed 279 people.
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Sri Lanka's Catholic Church To Declare Easter Blasts Victims As "Saints"
Sri Lanka's Catholic church has decided to move towards declaring as saints all the 273 people, including 11 Indians, killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings on its fifth anniversary.
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On 2019 Easter Attacks Probe, Sri Lanka Acting President's Request To UK
Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday sought the assistance of the British government and their intelligence services in the investigation of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed nearly 270 people.
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Sri Lanka Indicts ISIS "Mastermind" Over 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lankan prosecutors Monday indicted the alleged mastermind of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings along with 24 men they say were co-conspirators in the island's worst single terror attack.
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Sri Lanka Charges 25 Suspects In Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lanka has filed 23,270 charges against 25 people in connection with the deadly 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed over 270 people, including 11 Indians, the president's office said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka Church 'Forgives' 2019 Suicide Bombers Who Killed 279 People
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church said Sunday it had forgiven the suicide bombers behind the attacks that killed at least 279 people last Easter.
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New Amendments In Place, NIA To Probe Sri Lanka Blast Links In India
The National Investigating Agency is all set to register its first case related to the Sri Lanka blasts, with the centre on Thursday notifying the NIA Amendment Bill that cleared parliament last week.
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India, China In Sri Lanka's Visa On Arrival Service Stopped After Bombing
Sri Lanka on Wednesday included India and China in the free visa on arrival scheme to revive the country's tourism sector which witnessed a slump following the Easter Sunday bombings.
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Sri Lanka Easter Blasts Probe Reveals No ISIS Link In Terror Attack
Sri Lanka's Easter attacks that killed 258 people were carried out by local Islamists who drew inspiration from but were not linked to the Islamic State group, a top investigator said Wednesday.
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Easter Sunday Attack Suspects Should Be Hanged: Sri Lanka President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has demanded death sentence to all the suspects arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, amid his differences with the governing coalition over reintroduction of capital punishment after four decades.
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International Drug Dealers Behind Sri Lanka Easter Bombings: President
International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka's deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country's leader claimed Monday, despite earlier blaming the attacks on Islamists.
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Lanka Top Cop Faces "Crimes Against Humanity" Charge Over Easter Attack
Sri Lanka's police chief and a top defence official should be tried for "grave crimes against humanity" over their failure to prevent Easter bombings that killed 258, the state prosecutor said Monday.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency By Another Month In Surprise Move
A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka's President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
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Saudi Arabia Repatriates 5 Sri Lankans Linked To Easter Attacks
Five Sri Lankans wanted in connection with the Easter bombings that killed 258 people were arrested in Saudi Arabia and repatriated Friday, the police said.
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Ex-Sri Lankan Spy Chief, Easter Bombings 'Mastermind': Who Is Suresh Sallay?
Retired Major General Tuan Suresh Sallay was arrested in February for "aiding and abetting" the 2019 Easter suicide bombings.
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Sri Lanka Says Spy Chief 'Directed' 2019 Easter Bombings That Killed 279
Sri Lanka's public security minister told parliament Wednesday the nation's ex-intelligence chief directed the 2019 Easter Sunday attack, in the first official statement linking him directly to the bombings that killed 279 people.
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Sri Lanka's Catholic Church To Declare Easter Blasts Victims As "Saints"
Sri Lanka's Catholic church has decided to move towards declaring as saints all the 273 people, including 11 Indians, killed in the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings on its fifth anniversary.
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On 2019 Easter Attacks Probe, Sri Lanka Acting President's Request To UK
Sri Lanka's Acting President Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday sought the assistance of the British government and their intelligence services in the investigation of the Easter Sunday suicide attacks that killed nearly 270 people.
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Sri Lanka Indicts ISIS "Mastermind" Over 2019 Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lankan prosecutors Monday indicted the alleged mastermind of the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings along with 24 men they say were co-conspirators in the island's worst single terror attack.
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Sri Lanka Charges 25 Suspects In Easter Sunday Bombings
Sri Lanka has filed 23,270 charges against 25 people in connection with the deadly 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed over 270 people, including 11 Indians, the president's office said on Wednesday.
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Sri Lanka Church 'Forgives' 2019 Suicide Bombers Who Killed 279 People
Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic Church said Sunday it had forgiven the suicide bombers behind the attacks that killed at least 279 people last Easter.
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New Amendments In Place, NIA To Probe Sri Lanka Blast Links In India
The National Investigating Agency is all set to register its first case related to the Sri Lanka blasts, with the centre on Thursday notifying the NIA Amendment Bill that cleared parliament last week.
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India, China In Sri Lanka's Visa On Arrival Service Stopped After Bombing
Sri Lanka on Wednesday included India and China in the free visa on arrival scheme to revive the country's tourism sector which witnessed a slump following the Easter Sunday bombings.
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Sri Lanka Easter Blasts Probe Reveals No ISIS Link In Terror Attack
Sri Lanka's Easter attacks that killed 258 people were carried out by local Islamists who drew inspiration from but were not linked to the Islamic State group, a top investigator said Wednesday.
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Easter Sunday Attack Suspects Should Be Hanged: Sri Lanka President
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has demanded death sentence to all the suspects arrested in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks, amid his differences with the governing coalition over reintroduction of capital punishment after four decades.
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International Drug Dealers Behind Sri Lanka Easter Bombings: President
International drug syndicates orchestrated Sri Lanka's deadly Easter Sunday bombings, the country's leader claimed Monday, despite earlier blaming the attacks on Islamists.
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Lanka Top Cop Faces "Crimes Against Humanity" Charge Over Easter Attack
Sri Lanka's police chief and a top defence official should be tried for "grave crimes against humanity" over their failure to prevent Easter bombings that killed 258, the state prosecutor said Monday.
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Sri Lanka Extends Emergency By Another Month In Surprise Move
A state of emergency was extended by Sri Lanka's President Saturday, going back on pledges to relax the tough laws introduced after the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 258 people.
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Saudi Arabia Repatriates 5 Sri Lankans Linked To Easter Attacks
Five Sri Lankans wanted in connection with the Easter bombings that killed 258 people were arrested in Saudi Arabia and repatriated Friday, the police said.
