Sri Lanka Terror Attacks
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Sri Lanka Suspends 2 Top Officials Over False Warning About Terror Attack
- Tuesday October 8, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's police Tuesday suspended two senior officers for falsely warning of a suicide attack similar to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed at least 258 people in April.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Bombed Our Livelihoods": Sri Lanka Tourism Firms Struggle After Attacks
- Monday July 15, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Pearl Divers, a diving school on one of Sri Lanka's most popular southern beaches, shut shop for two months after suicide bombers attacked churches and hotels on the island on Easter Sunday, killing about 250 people. It had no customers as tourists cancelled holidays, and its manager Nuwan Harshana says he took two months leave and a pay cut.
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www.ndtv.com
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Lanka Police Chief Arrested Over Alleged Failure To Prevent Terror Attack
- Tuesday July 2, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lankan police arrested their top commander and a former defence chief Tuesday over their alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people, spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Lanka Police Chief Arrested Over Alleged Failure To Prevent Terror Attack
- Tuesday July 2, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lankan police arrested their top commander and a former defence chief Tuesday over their alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people, spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.
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www.ndtv.com
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ISIS Mastermind, With Alleged Sri Lanka Link, Arrested In Tamil Nadu
- Thursday June 13, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday arrested Mohammed Azarudeen, the alleged mastermind of ISIS Tamil Nadu module, who was a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan suicide bomber Zahran Hashim, after it carried out searches at seven locations in Coimbatore, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Advance Warning Of Lanka Terror Attack Not Taken Seriously: Official
- Thursday May 30, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
Advance warning about an impending terror attack in Sri Lanka was "never a main point for discussion" during national intelligence coordination meetings, a senior police official Wednesday told a parliamentary probe panel on the Easter Sunday bombings.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka School Principal, Teacher Arrested For Link To Terror Attack
- Friday May 17, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lankan Police said Friday they have arrested a school principal and a teacher for their alleged links to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ) blamed by the government for the deadly Easter Sunday bombings which killed nearly 260 people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka IT Employee Arrested For Link To Easter Sunday Bombings
- Saturday May 11, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lankan police on Friday said they had arrested an employee of information technology services company Virtusa Corp in Colombo in connection with Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Army Chief Says Threat Of More Terror Attacks Contained
- Saturday May 11, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's army commander Mahesh Senanayake said the threat of more terror attacks had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deserted Beaches, Empty Rooms: Sri Lanka Tourism Hit After Bombings
- Sunday May 5, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Church Cancels Mass Amid Fears Of Fresh Attack
- Friday May 3, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church scrapped plans to resume Sunday services following a "specific threat" against two religious locations after the deadly Easter attacks.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Peaceful, Idyllic Sri Lanka Became A Soft Target For Terrorists
- Sunday April 28, 2019
- World News | Reuters
A week ago, Sri Lankan tourist guide Ricky Costa was preparing for a typically easy Sunday ferrying backpackers between Colombo's tea shops and beach bars in his canary-yellow rickshaw. Then the blasts began.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Releases Photos Of Suspects In Attacks That Killed Nearly 250
- Friday April 26, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka has released photographs of six suspects, including three women, wanted for their involvement in the deadly Easter attacks that killed nearly 250 people. Police have intensified search and arrested 16 people, taking the number of those i custody to 76.
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www.ndtv.com
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After Terror Attacks, Sri Lanka To Stop Visa-On-Arrival For Citizens Of 39 Countries
- Thursday April 25, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka on Thursday suspended its plans to grant visas on arrival to citizens of 39 countries after the devastating Easter suicide bombings that killed nearly 360 people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Attacks "Retaliation For Christchurch", Shows Probe: Minister
- Tuesday April 23, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An initial probe into deadly suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people shows it was "retaliation for Christchurch," the country's deputy defence minister said Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Suspends 2 Top Officials Over False Warning About Terror Attack
- Tuesday October 8, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's police Tuesday suspended two senior officers for falsely warning of a suicide attack similar to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed at least 258 people in April.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Bombed Our Livelihoods": Sri Lanka Tourism Firms Struggle After Attacks
- Monday July 15, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Pearl Divers, a diving school on one of Sri Lanka's most popular southern beaches, shut shop for two months after suicide bombers attacked churches and hotels on the island on Easter Sunday, killing about 250 people. It had no customers as tourists cancelled holidays, and its manager Nuwan Harshana says he took two months leave and a pay cut.
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www.ndtv.com
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Lanka Police Chief Arrested Over Alleged Failure To Prevent Terror Attack
- Tuesday July 2, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lankan police arrested their top commander and a former defence chief Tuesday over their alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people, spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Lanka Police Chief Arrested Over Alleged Failure To Prevent Terror Attack
- Tuesday July 2, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lankan police arrested their top commander and a former defence chief Tuesday over their alleged failures to prevent the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 258 people, spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said.
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www.ndtv.com
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ISIS Mastermind, With Alleged Sri Lanka Link, Arrested In Tamil Nadu
- Thursday June 13, 2019
- India News | Press Trust of India
The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday arrested Mohammed Azarudeen, the alleged mastermind of ISIS Tamil Nadu module, who was a Facebook friend of Sri Lankan suicide bomber Zahran Hashim, after it carried out searches at seven locations in Coimbatore, officials said.
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www.ndtv.com
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Advance Warning Of Lanka Terror Attack Not Taken Seriously: Official
- Thursday May 30, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
Advance warning about an impending terror attack in Sri Lanka was "never a main point for discussion" during national intelligence coordination meetings, a senior police official Wednesday told a parliamentary probe panel on the Easter Sunday bombings.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka School Principal, Teacher Arrested For Link To Terror Attack
- Friday May 17, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lankan Police said Friday they have arrested a school principal and a teacher for their alleged links to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaath (NTJ) blamed by the government for the deadly Easter Sunday bombings which killed nearly 260 people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka IT Employee Arrested For Link To Easter Sunday Bombings
- Saturday May 11, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lankan police on Friday said they had arrested an employee of information technology services company Virtusa Corp in Colombo in connection with Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Army Chief Says Threat Of More Terror Attacks Contained
- Saturday May 11, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's army commander Mahesh Senanayake said the threat of more terror attacks had been contained and the security services had dismantled most of the network linked to the Easter Sunday bombings.
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www.ndtv.com
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Deserted Beaches, Empty Rooms: Sri Lanka Tourism Hit After Bombings
- Sunday May 5, 2019
- World News | Reuters
Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travellers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Church Cancels Mass Amid Fears Of Fresh Attack
- Friday May 3, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
Sri Lanka's Catholic Church scrapped plans to resume Sunday services following a "specific threat" against two religious locations after the deadly Easter attacks.
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www.ndtv.com
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How Peaceful, Idyllic Sri Lanka Became A Soft Target For Terrorists
- Sunday April 28, 2019
- World News | Reuters
A week ago, Sri Lankan tourist guide Ricky Costa was preparing for a typically easy Sunday ferrying backpackers between Colombo's tea shops and beach bars in his canary-yellow rickshaw. Then the blasts began.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Releases Photos Of Suspects In Attacks That Killed Nearly 250
- Friday April 26, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka has released photographs of six suspects, including three women, wanted for their involvement in the deadly Easter attacks that killed nearly 250 people. Police have intensified search and arrested 16 people, taking the number of those i custody to 76.
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www.ndtv.com
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After Terror Attacks, Sri Lanka To Stop Visa-On-Arrival For Citizens Of 39 Countries
- Thursday April 25, 2019
- World News | Press Trust of India
Sri Lanka on Thursday suspended its plans to grant visas on arrival to citizens of 39 countries after the devastating Easter suicide bombings that killed nearly 360 people.
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www.ndtv.com
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Sri Lanka Attacks "Retaliation For Christchurch", Shows Probe: Minister
- Tuesday April 23, 2019
- World News | Agence France-Presse
An initial probe into deadly suicide bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed more than 300 people shows it was "retaliation for Christchurch," the country's deputy defence minister said Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com