Easter Bombings
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Sri Lanka Easter bombings leader died in hotel attack, police sayThe suspected leader of the militant group Sri Lankan authorities said carried out a series of Easter Sunday bombings died in the blast at the Shangri-La hotel, one of six hotels and churches targeted in the attacks that killed at least 250 people, officials said Friday.WorldApr 26, 2019
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Father of suspected Sri Lanka Easter bombers arrested on suspicion of aiding his sonsThe father of two of the suspected Easter suicide bombers was arrested on suspicion of aiding his sons on Thursday, according to Sri Lanka's former navy chief, as investigators continued to comb his Colombo mansion for evidence of the attacks that killed 359 people.WorldApr 25, 2019
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Sri Lankan president asks top security officials to resign following deadly Easter bombingsThe dramatic internal shake-up comes after security forces shrugged off intelligence reports warning of possible attacks before Easter bombings that killed over 350 peopleCanadaApr 24, 2019
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No evidence given linking Sri Lanka bombings to New Zealand attacks, Ardern saysJacinda Ardern's office issued a statement responding to the Christchurch claim that described Sri Lanka’s investigation as “in its early stages.”WorldApr 23, 2019
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