All posts tagged "Sri Lanka"
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674InternationalAll extremists involved in Easter bombings either killed or arrested, say Lankan security forces
The Sri Lankan Security forces have claimed that all the Islamic extremists who were involved in the Easter bombings have either been...
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Bombing suspects went to Kashmir, Kerala for training, says Sri Lankan Army Chief
The Chief of the Sri Lankan Army Mahesh Senanayake has said that many of the suspects involved in the Easter bombings traveled...
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Shiv Sena believes face masks or Burqas pose a threat to national security, calls for a ban
After Sri Lanka banned face veil in the aftermath of the Easter bombings, Shiv Sena on Wednesday called for a similar ban....
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ISIS Chief Baghdadi appears in propaganda video, says ‘shook the beds of crusaders in Sri Lanka’
Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the chief of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) has appeared in a propaganda video...
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Sri Lanka Bombings aftermath: President Sirisena bans covering of face in public
A week after the deadly bombings in Sri Lanka claimed by an ISIS affiliated group, President Maithripala Sirisena has announced a ban...
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15 bodies recovered after gun battle between Lankan police and suspected militants
After a fierce gun battle between the Sri Lankan police and suspected militants, 15 bodies have been recovered from Sainthamaruthu, south of...
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Pakistan has fully supported our war on terror, will seek their help in tracing terrorists, says Lankan PM
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that Pakistan has fully supported their ‘war on terror’ and if necessary, they will...
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Have no laws that enable us to arrest citizens who joined ISIS, says Sri Lankan PM
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has said that they were aware the Lankan nationals who had joined the ISIS had returned...
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Sri Lanka bombings aftermath: Muslim refugees flee Negombo as communal tensions flare up
In the aftermath of the Sri Lanka bombings, Muslim refugees have fled from the coastal city of Negombo where communal tensions have...
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Sri Lanka Bombings: Death toll rises to 359, ringleader believed to be one of the bombers, says Govt
The death toll in Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks has risen to 359, police said on Wednesday. Extensive search operations were...
