Sri Lanka Attack

• Sri Lanka bans face veils over fear of more attacks by Islamist militants

  Authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday banned women from wearing face veils under an emergency law put in place after deadly Easter Sunday attacks by Islamist militants.

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  Apr 29, 2019
  
• Sri Lankans urged to avoid mosques, churches amid warnings of possible car bombs

  The U.S. embassy in Sri Lanka also urged its citizens to avoid places of worship over the coming weekend.

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  Apr 25, 2019
  
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• London faith community to hold vigil after Sri Lanka attacks

  A vigil at St. Aidan's Anglican Church begins Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m.

  Apr 25, 2019
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• Militant group blamed in Sri Lanka attacks called for non-Muslims to be ‘eliminated’

  The purported leader of an Islamic extremist group blamed for an Easter attack in Sri Lanka that killed over 320 people began posting videos online three years ago calling for non-Muslims to be "eliminated," faith leaders said Tuesday.

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  Apr 23, 2019
• No evidence given linking Sri Lanka bombings to New Zealand attacks, Ardern says

  Jacinda Ardern's office issued a statement responding to the Christchurch claim that described Sri Lanka’s investigation as “in its early stages.”

  World

  Apr 23, 2019
• Vigil for victims of Sri Lanka terror attacks scheduled in Surrey Monday

  "Please feel free to bring a candle, flowers, Sri Lankan flag and join us."

  Apr 22, 2019
• Nova Scotian Sri Lankans mourn after targeted Easter Sunday attacks

  SLCAAR is now working with community members across Atlantic Canada to organize vigils honouring the victims of Sunday's horrific attack.

  Crime

  Apr 22, 2019
• Van explodes near Sri Lanka church while police try to defuse bomb: witness

  An explosion went off on Monday in a van near a church in Sri Lanka where scores were killed the previous day, when bomb squad officials were trying to defuse it, a Reuters witness said.

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  Apr 22, 2019
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• ‘It was panic mode’: Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lankan bomb attacks

  Bhanuka Harischandra was running a little late for his meeting Sunday. As a car carrying him pulled into the back entrance of the luxury Shangri-La Hotel in Sri Lanka's capital of Colombo, he realized something was wrong.

  World

  Apr 21, 2019