Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader’s relatives wounded
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lanka’s President on Saturday outlawed two Islamist groups suspected to be behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels while the wife and child of the suspected ringleader were wounded during a military raid in the safe house, his family and police said. The National Thawheedh Jamaath and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim […]
Sri Lanka imposes emergency, says international network involved in attacks
Colombo, Sri LankaReuters Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, which killed 290 people and wounded nearly 500. The emergency law, which gives police and the military extensive powers to detain and interrogate suspects without […]