Sri Lanka Bombings

• Sri Lanka grapples with mob violence against Muslims following Easter attacks

  Violence started with a few shops being stoned in the North Western town of Kuliyapitiya on Sunday.

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  May 13, 2019
  
• Catholic Church in Sri Lanka holds first regular Sunday Mass since Easter bombings

   The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka held the first regular Sunday Mass since the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels killed more than 250 people.

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  May 12, 2019
  
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• Sri Lankan catholic services cancelled for 2nd week amid fears of violence

  Last week, Muslims were told to stay home for Friday prayers and all of Sri Lanka's Catholic churches were closed.

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  May 2, 2019
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• ISIS leader al-Baghdadi appears in video for first time in 5 years

  The leader of the Islamic State group has appeared for the first time in 5 years in a video released by the extremist group's propaganda arm.

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  Apr 29, 2019
• 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
• Indian police stumbled upon a detailed plot, but Sri Lanka did little to prevent attacks: officials

  While monitoring the usual channels, Indian police stumbled upon a detailed plot for what would become the bloodiest Islamic State group-linked attack in South Asia.

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  Apr 27, 2019
• Sri Lanka gun battle between troops and suspected Islamist militants sees 15 bodies discovered

  The Sri Lanka gun battle's body count saw the discovery of six children's corpses.

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  Apr 26, 2019
• Sri Lanka Easter bombings leader died in hotel attack, police say

  The 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.

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  Apr 26, 2019
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• Father of suspected Sri Lanka Easter bombers arrested on suspicion of aiding his sons

  The 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.

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  Apr 25, 2019
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• Sri Lankan authorities bring in more people — including foreigners — for questioning after bombings

  Sri 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.

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  Apr 25, 2019