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US warns of possible terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka

Daily Dispatch April 22, 2019

The US State Department has warned of possible terrorist attacks in a revised travel advisory for Sri Lanka, after a series of deadly blasts killed nearly 300 people — including Americans — in the island nation on Easter Sunday. Sunday’s attacks saw suicide bombers target churches during Easter

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Breaking: Sri Lanka government declares state of emergency

Daily Dispatch April 22, 2019

Sri Lankan authorities have ordered a state of emergency to be introduced from midnight Monday following the deadly Easter attacks, the president’s office said. The special measures are being brought in “to allow the police and the three forces to ensure public security,” the statement said, referring to the army, navy and air force.

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Eight arrested in connection with Sri Lanka blasts

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2019

Eight people have been arrested in connection with a string of deadly blasts that killed more than 200 people in Sri Lanka on Sunday, the country’s prime minister said. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said “so far the names that have come up are local,” but that investigators would look into whether the attackers had any […]

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Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 207

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2019

The toll in a series of eight blasts in Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to at least 207, with over 450 people wounded, police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said. Speaking at a press conference, he said three people had been arrested in connection with the attacks that mostly targeted high-end hotels in the capital and […]

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Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2019

The suicide bomber waited patiently in a queue for the Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Sri Lanka’s Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped to his back. Carrying a plate, the man, who had registered at the hotel the night before as Mohamed Azzam Mohamed, was just about to be served when he set […]

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137 killed in Easter bombings of churches

Daily Dispatch April 21, 2019

At least 137 people were killed on Sunday when a string of bombs ripped through high-end hotels and churches as worshippers attended Easter services in Sri Lanka. Forty five people were killed in Colombo, where three hotels and a church were hit, an official said. Another 67 were killed in an attack on a church […]