Sri Lanka Bombing
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Sri Lankans urged to avoid mosques, churches amid warnings of possible car bombsThe U.S. embassy in Sri Lanka also urged its citizens to avoid places of worship over the coming weekend.WorldApr 25, 2019
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Sri Lankan authorities bring in more people — including foreigners — for questioning after bombingsSri Lankan police said an Egyptian and several Pakistanis were among those detained overnight, although there was no immediate suggestion they had direct links to the attacks.WorldApr 25, 2019
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Sri Lankan police investigate blast on empty land, days after bombings that killed 359 people; no casualtiesSri Lankan police say there were no casualties.WorldApr 25, 2019
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Calgarians gather to mourn victims of Sri Lanka bombings: ‘We have to show them our solidarity’Dozens of Calgarians showed their support for victims of the Sri Lankan bombings at city hall on Tuesday and Wednesday.WorldApr 23, 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.WorldApr 23, 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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Van explodes near Sri Lanka church while police try to defuse bomb: witnessAn 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.WorldApr 22, 2019
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Sri Lanka failed to heed warnings of bombings that killed 290 people: officialSri Lankan officials failed to heed warnings from intelligence agencies about the threat of an attack by a domestic radical Muslim group that officials blame for Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 200 people, the country’s health minister said Monday.WorldApr 22, 2019
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‘It was panic mode’: Witness describes aftermath of Sri Lankan bomb attacksBhanuka 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.WorldApr 21, 2019
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Calgary’s Sri Lankan community rallies around family who lost loved one in Easter Sunday blastsPrayers were said for victims of the Sri Lankan attacks at Calgary churches on Easter Sunday.CanadaApr 21, 2019
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