Easter

Government minister says 'Buddhist extremists' are behind the anti-Muslim attacks this week, following the Easter Sunday attacks.

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Leaders warn that violence will not only increase tension but also hinder the investigation into the Easter bombings.

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Sri Lanka on Monday temporarily blocked some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in the worst unrest since..

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According to a report by Reuters, Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings,..

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According to a report by Reuters, on Tuesday, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that investigators have dismantled a large part of the network linked to Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings, but..

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According to Reuters.com, "Sri Lanka police arrested two men after a personal feud led to clashes between two sectarian groups in a beachside resort north of the capital, the site of one of the..

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Reuters reports Sri Lankan police on Sunday discovered a 10-acre camp in the eastern town of Kattankudy, where Islamist militants linked to the deadly Easter attacks are believed to have practiced..

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According to a report by Reuters, on Saturday, Sri Lanka President said that security forces would 'eradicate terrorism' following devastating suicide attacks on Easter Sunday and restore stability..

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The 38-year-old's chief press secretary, Andrew Campbell, confirmed to CNN that the couple became engaged over the Easter holiday last month. There was no sign of the news on Ardern or Gayford's..

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U.S. President Donald Trump participated in a dinner for the National Day of Prayer in Washington D.C., saying he mourned for Christians recently murdered during the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka..

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The U.S. ambassador to Sri Lanka said on Tuesday that some of the Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people were likely still at large and could be planning more..

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According to Reuters, the wife and daughter of the suspected mastermind of suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday escaped with minor injuries from an explosion at a safe house. Mohamed Zahran..

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Muslim religious body welcomes short-term move amid fears a prolonged ban could fuel tensions in multi-faith nation.

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According to reuters, Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s suicide bombings are planning imminent attacks and could be dressed in military..

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Tourist arrivals in Colombo will fall by 50 percent over the next two months following the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people, Sri Lanka’s Tourism Bureau Chairman Kishu Gomes..

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Sri Lanka banned women from wearing face veils as security officials warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's bombings are planning ' imminent attacks.'

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A week after the Sri Lanka bombings on Easter Sunday, some are questioning whether political rifts led to security lapses. Joe Brock and Lucy Fielder report.

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Here are the stories of some of the 253 people who died in the Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka.

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According to a report by Reuters, on Saturday, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has banned two Islamist groups suspected of being behind a series of bombings on Easter Sunday that claimed the..

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Sri Lankan troops raided what they suspected to be a safe house linked to Easter Sunday bombings that killed hundreds. They said 15 people, six of them children, were killed in a shoot-out. Lucy..

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Police exchange gunfire with suspects during a raid in the Eastern Province, confiscate suicide vests

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Sri Lankan security forces have found 15 bodies, including six children, after militants linked to the Easter bombings opened fire and set off explosives during a raid on their house in the country's..

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Sri Lankan police found explosives and exchanged fire with a group of men during a raid in the east of the country in the town of Ampara Sainthamaruthu near Batticaloa. Rough cut - no reporter..

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