Sri Lankan security sources have told Sky News the bomber who studied in the UK is Abdul Lathief Jameel Mohamed and that he studied in the south-east of England at some point between 2006 and 2007
1 year ago[email protected] publishes an advisory by Sri Lanka police to securiry services ten days before the bombings that a little-known radical Islamist group was planning suicide attacks against churches
Sri Lanka President sacks Defence Secretary and top police official.
1 year agoPM Imran Khan contacts Srilankan Prime Minister telephone and strongly condemns terrorist attacks on Easter occasion.
Russian Defense Minister: Recent attacks in Sri Lanka confirm the need to unite efforts to fight terrorism.
Six Pakistani refugees including 2 women and 2 kids are among those arrested last night in Sri Lanka.
Death toll from Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka rises to 359 - police
1 year agoAmaq News Agency, Islamic State's auxiliary media wing, has published a video showing Zahran Hashim and 7 others pledging allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi. Sometimes referred to as "Moulvi" for his prolific sermons, Zahran reportedly blown himself up at the Shangri-La Hotel.
1 year agoCurfew back in the city of Colombo; today will be 3rd night of curfew in Colombo as a fallout of Sri Lanka Terror Attack
1 year agoISIS' Amaq agency issues video showing Sri Lanka attackers pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
1 year agoISIS has issued an official statement with additional details, claiming responsibility for the Sr iLanka attacks. It names 7 individuals (using kunyas), it says were responsible: Abu Obaida, Abu Mokhtar, Abu Khalil, Abu Hamza, Abu al-Bara, Abu Mohammed, Abu Abdullah
1 year agoThe Islamic State claimed Sunday’s attacks in Sri Lanka
Investigations point to a thwarted plot to target a fourth hotel in Sri Lanka last Sunday
Indian officials have warned of intelligence that a second team of the National Thowheeth Jamaath (NTJ) militants ready for bombing in Sri Lanka
Police in Colombo on high alert searching for a lorry and a van suspected to be carrying explosives that have entered Colombo
Sri Lanka's defense minister: Two local extremist groups, including the Tawhid group, were behind Sunday's bombings
Sri Lankan defense minister: Investigation shows that the bombings were in response to the Christchurch attack
1 year agoCCTV footage has emerged of a suspected suicide bomber entering St Sebastian's Church in Sri Lanka moments before an explosion
"The U.S. Navy and Sri Lankan Navy jointly agreed to conclude the Cooperation Afloat and Readiness Training (CARAT) exercise due to the attacks.We fully support our Sri Lankan partners during this tragic situation and offer our deepest condolences" Pentagon spox @davidweastburn
A State Department official confirms at least 4 U.S. citizens were killed in the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.
1 year agoEarlier today, ISIS-linked chat groups distributed pics allegedly of "the commando brothers in Sri Lanka," noting the ISIS-affiliated banner behind them. The source of the pictures is unclear, though they were not issued through official ISIS outlets.
1 year agoThere's been a phone call between @POTUS and @RW_UNP about the SriLankaAttacks, according to @hogangidley45.
The initial intelligence indications are the group responsible for the attacks in Sri Lanka was inspired by ISIS, a US official directly familiar with the initial US assessment tells @barbarastarrcnn. The official said at least four US citizens killed.
1 year agoAbsolute chaos right near St Anthony's in Colombo. Another bomb just went off. Very loud. Rocked the ground here. Not clear if controllled. No one expected it though.
1 year agoColombo: Site of another bomb blast; seems like detonated by bomb disposal units
1 year agoBomb just went off in front of @ChannelNewsAsia team. SriLanka Colombo
Fresh explosion heard in Colombo
1 year agoSriLankan police told this street is closed off cause of a suspected bomb. Colombo
Sri Lanka police: 87 low explosive detonators abandoned at the Bastian Mawatha private bus station in Pettah in Colombo have been recovered
Sri Lankan president to declare nationwide emergency from midnight on Monday following Easter Day blasts
