Explosives found in a house in Sammanthurai, Ampara. Seven arrested in a raid conducted by Police and Army,
5 month agoA large number of items have been recovered during a joint raid in the Senthilgaman area in Samanthurai, Ampara. The raid was conducted by the police, STF, and the Army.
Army Spokesman Brigadier Sumith Attapattu says they are informed of an incident unfolding in Sainthamardu, Kalmunai waiting for confirmation. However, police sources say, shootout between Police and another group reported from the area.
Sri Lanka's security forces found a bomb-making depot in a house where they had been conducting raid in the Sainthamardu area
Archbishop of Colombo says there will be no Sunday Masses until further notice after bombings in Sri Lanka
British Foreign Ministry warns citizens not to travel to Sri Lanka due to security situation
Sri Lankan Prime Minister: Several suspects in Sunday's bombings are still at large
Defense Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando has tendered his resignation, which will come into effect from 6 PM.
Police curfew will come into effect once more from 10pm today to 4 am tomorrow
Sri Lanka police arrest 3 persons along with 21 hand grenade type, locally made low explosives and 6 swords during a search operation in Modera
Tonight Sri Lankan police have arrested 12 other people across the country.
Sri Lankan police spokesman, Ruwan Gunasekera, tells CNN that Mohamed Yusuf Ibrahim, prominent spice trader and father of two suicide bombers, is in custody along with other family members, on suspicion of aiding and abetting the Easter bombing terror suspects.
Israel's anti-terrorism body warns of new attacks soon in Sri Lanka
Fatima Ibrahim, the wife of Sri Lankan millionaire businessman-turned-Islamic State suicide bomber Inshaf Ahmed Ibrahim blew herself up with her unborn child, as well as three young sons, when police raided the family home on Sunday night.
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
5 month 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.
5 month 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
5 month 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.
5 month agoCurfew back in the city of Colombo; today will be 3rd night of curfew in Colombo as a fallout of Sri Lanka Terror Attack
5 month agoISIS' Amaq agency issues video showing Sri Lanka attackers pledging allegiance to ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi
6 month 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
6 month 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
