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The gun battle comes six days after a rash of suicide bomber attacks that killed more than 250 people. (Photo: AFP)

15 killed, including 6 children, in raids at IS hideout in Sri Lanka

The gun battle between troops and suspected Islamist militants erupted on Friday evening in Sainthamaruthu in Ampara.

27 April 2019 3:46 AM GMT

The Sunday attacks were the worst ever against Sri Lankas small Christian minority. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka lowers suicide bomb attacks toll to 253 as some...

The official toll released by the police was reduced by 106 after the reconciliation of autopsy and DNA reports.

26 April 2019 3:07 AM GMT

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka attacks and released images that purported to show the attackers. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka releases pictures of 6 suspects that killed nearly 250

Police on Thursday released the names and pictures of the suspects and sought information regarding them from public.

26 April 2019 3:00 AM GMT

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the Sri Lanka attacks and released images that purported to show the attackers. (Photo: AFP)

Sri Lanka bombings death toll rises to 359, 18 more suspects held...

Police spokesman said Wednesday morning that 18 suspects were arrested overnight, raising total detained to 58.

24 April 2019 4:11 AM GMT

Security personnel stand guard outside St. Anthonys Shrine in Colombo on April 23, 2019, two days after the church was hit in a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. (Photo: AFP)

Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts rises to 310, 40 people under arrest

Around 500 people were wounded in the blasts, Ruwan Gunasekera said in a statement.

23 April 2019 4:25 AM GMT

The Sunday attacks were the worst ever against Sri Lankas small Christian minority. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka names local group behind terror attacks, suspects int'l...

'The police curfew which was lifted at 6 this morning is to be re-imposed at 8 pm Monday until 4 am Tuesday,' official...

22 April 2019 9:19 AM GMT

290 people were killed in the countrys worst terror attack. (Photo:AP)

7 suicide bombers carried out Easter blasts in Sri Lanka: Government

A total of seven suicide bombers carried out a series of eight devastating blasts that tore through churches and luxury...

22 April 2019 7:39 AM GMT

Sri Lankan firefighters stand in the area around St. Anthonys Shrine after a blast in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo: AP)

Possible intel failures to be examined in Sri Lanka blasts

Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said Monday the death toll had risen overnight to 290 dead with more than 500 wounded.

22 April 2019 4:25 AM GMT

Sri Lankan security personnel walk past debris next to a dead body slumped over a bench following an explosion in St Sebastians Church in Negombo, north of the capital Colombo, on April 21, 2019. (Photo: AFP)

7 suicide bombers involved in Lanka blasts; 24 arrested as toll rises...

The government has said it will not disclose the details of the suspects involved in the attacks to prevent them from...

22 April 2019 3:28 AM GMT

A police source told AFP that a homemade pipe bomb had been found late Sunday on a road leading towards the main terminal, which remains open with heavy security after Easter Sundays deadly bomb attacks. (Representational Image)

Improvised bomb defused near Colombo airport by Sri Lankan air force:...

'It was a homemade bomb, with explosives put into a pipe,' said the source.

22 April 2019 3:03 AM GMT

Relatives of a blast victim grieve outside a morgue in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Sunday, April 21, 2019. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka bomber queued at hotel buffet then unleashed devastation

Bomber waited in queue for Easter Sunday breakfast buffet at Cinnamon Grand hotel before setting off explosives strapped...

22 April 2019 2:58 AM GMT

Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)

Close aide of Sri Lanka bombers arrested with several passports

Mohammed Rizwan was arrested from the Mabole area in Wattala by the police on Wednesday.

17 May 2019 6:39 AM GMT