Sri Lanka indicts 25 suspects in 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
Nine suicide bombers, belonging to local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS, carried out a series of blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing 258 people on Easter Sunday on April 21, 2019.
Aug 11, 2021, 20:34 PM IST
Sri Lanka deploys 12000 security personnel at churches ahead of Easter on April 4
Senior Deputy Inspector General and police spokesperson Ajith Rohana said, "We have tightened security of churches by deploying over 12,000 security personnel."
Apr 03, 2021, 15:52 PM IST
Sri Lanka Easter Sunday suicide bomber's wife may be in India: Report
The wife of one of the suicide bombers belonging to a local extremist group that carried out the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka killing nearly 260 people may have fled to India to avoid arrest, according to a media report.
Jul 23, 2020, 09:13 AM IST
