Tag: sri lanka
World 23.04.19 | 14:55

‘Islamic State fighters’ were behind Sri Lanka attacks, group says

Islamic State says its members were behind the Easter Sunday suicide bombings in Sri Lanka, in a statement carried by the extremist group’s mouthpiece Amaq. “Those who carried out the attack that targeted the citizens of the coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka the day before yesterday were...
World 22.04.19 | 16:55

Sri Lanka police find 87 bomb detonators at bus station

Sri Lankan police found 87 bomb detonators at the main bus station in the capital, Colombo, on Monday, a spokesman said, a day after suicide bombers attacked churches and hotels killing 290 people and wounding about 500, Reuters reported. Security forces are carrying out searches across the island to...
World 21.04.19 | 09:51

Terrorists kill more than 130 people in a series of attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka

A series of Easter terrorist attacks hit churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, killing at least 137 people and wounded more than 400. In just one church, St. Sebastian’s in Katuwapitiya, north of Colombo, more than 50 people had been killed. Media reported 25 people were also killed in an attack on a church...

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