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Sri Lanka has banned all kinds of clothing that cover the face and prevent identification, such as niqabs and burqas, officials said on Sunday, a week after the Easter bombings that left over 250 people dead.... Read more via P.M. News – http://bit.ly/2vryL7S Get more World News

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — While monitoring the usual channels, Indian police stumbled upon something extraordinary: a detailed plot for what would become the bloodiest attack linked to the Islamic State group in South Asia. Police were investigating suspected sympathizers of the withered...

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, have been discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka. A police spokesman on Saturday said three suspected suicide bombers were among the 15 dead in the shootout, which came six days … Read more via...

The clashes took place in Sainthamaruthu, south of the coastal town of Batticaloa. It is not far from the home town of the suspected ringleader of last Sunday's suicide attacks. Security forces have carried out raids across the country following the bombings. Read more via BBC News –...

The pregnant wife of a Sri Lankan suicide bomber detonated a suicide vest when police raided the family’s Colombo home, killing herself, her children, and police officers.... Read more via The Epoch Times News – http://bit.ly/2GzWEit Get more World News

On April 23, 2019, two days after the Easter Sunday attacks, the Islamic State claimed that the coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka were carried out by ISIS fighters. ISIS also released the names of seven attackers: 1. Abu ‘Ubaida 2. Abu Al-Mukhtar 3. Abu Khalil 4. Abu Hamza 5. … Read more...

All of Sri Lanka’s Catholic churches have been ordered to stay closed and suspend services until security improves after deadly Easter bombings, a senior priest told AFP on Thursday..... Read more via TODAY.NG – http://bit.ly/2GCqLFV Get more World News

ISIS had earlier claimed responsibility for the suicide bombings which led to the deaths of over 300 persons, saying it targeted Christians and Sri Lanka citizens.... Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2GwvYiC Get more World News

3 of the 4 children of Danish billionaire, Anders Holch Povlsen, died in the Sri Lanka bombing attacks. The family were visiting the country over the Easter holiday.... Read more via Instablog9ja – http://bit.ly/2VZha2w Get more World News

Danish billionaire Anders Holch Povlsen lost three of his four children in the Easter day attacks in Sri Lanka, a spokesman for his clothing retail group Bestseller said on Monday.... Read more via The Trent Newspaper – http://bit.ly/2GAxCB1 Get more World News

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed shock and sadness over the terrible attacks on several churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on the holy day of Easter. On behalf of the government and people of Nigeria, the President extends deepest condolences..... Read more via Encomium Magazine –...

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 …...

Hundreds are dead in an Easter Sunday terrorist attack targeting Christians in Sri Lanka after six explosions ripped through high-end hotels and churches. Read more via Tori News – http://bit.ly/2UvoVvt Get more World News

At least 156 people are dead in an Easter Sunday terrorist attack targeting Christians in Sri Lanka after six explosions ripped through high-end hotels and churches as suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up...

More than 137 people have been killed and more than 150 injured after coordinated bomb blasts hit a number of high-end hotels and churches in Sri Lanka on Sunday. The blasts, reported to have occurred in the cities of Negombo, Batticalo and the capital Colombo, targeted at least three hotels...