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Hashims role was in the attack on the Shangri-La, one of six bomb blasts that killed over 250 people on Sunday. (Photo:AP)

Wanted extremist cleric Hashim died in hotel attack: SL Prez Sirisena

An Islamic extremist believed to have played a key role in SL's bombings died in an attack on a Colombo hotel.

26 April 2019 5:11 AM GMT

Top officials have acknowledged that Sri Lanka received intelligence about possible terror strikes ahead of the attacks. (Photo:AP)

Sri Lanka can't arrest citizens who joined ISIS: PM Ranil...

Sri Lankan nationals who joined ISIS could not be arrested as joining a foreign terrorist organisation is not against...

26 April 2019 4:20 AM GMT

Intelligence officials and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe believe that Hashim, a Tamil-speaking preacher from the east of the country, may have been the mastermind. (Representational Image)

Family of Sri Lanka's Easter bombings mastermind missing: Reports

Mohomed Hashim Madaniya, sister of the suspected mastermind behind the blasts on Easter, said her family is missing...

26 April 2019 3:27 AM GMT

Few families of Muttiah Muralitharans close friends are also affected with the terrorist attacks. (Photo:

Australian teams struck in Sri Lanka intending to leave the island at...

At present, three Australian teams from Canberra (Under 13) , Sydney (Under-15) and Perth (ladies team) are struck...

25 April 2019 5:38 AM GMT

According to the police, officers from the local police station visited the spot and are ascertaining the facts pertaining to the blast. (Photo: ANI)

Blast heard in town east of Sri Lankan capital, investigation underway

Further details awaited.

25 April 2019 4:43 AM GMT

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

Sri Lanka's bloody Easter: All you need to know

Sri Lanka was in shock Monday as the death toll from a deadly series of bombings on Easter Day rose to nearly 300.

22 April 2019 9:13 AM GMT

According to the investigating agency, Aboobacker was allegedly planning suicide attacks at international tourist destinations in Kerala. (Photo:ANI)

NIA team in Colombo to probe ISIS related cases

NIA had on April 29 arrested Riyas Aboobacker in connection with Kasargod ISIS terror module case.

29 May 2019 5:56 AM GMT

Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith speaks during a funeral service for Easter Sunday bomb blast victims at St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Photo:AP)

About 200 children lost their family members in SL Easter bombings

About 200 children in Sri Lanka have lost their family members, some of them sole breadwinners, in the massive Easter...

8 May 2019 10:00 AM GMT

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested the man who was allegedly conspiring to commit a terrorist attack in Kerala, reportedly inspired by the alleged mastermind of the Sri Lanka bombings, in Kasaragod ISIS module case. (Photo: File)

NIA searches continue for second day in ISIS Kerala-TN module case

After carrying out raids at 7 locations in the city on Wednesday, NIA detained 6 for questioning, arrested prime accused...

13 Jun 2019 10:03 AM GMT

Senior Deputy Inspector General in charge of the of the polices Special Task Force (STF) MR Latheef said the bombings could have been averted had there been a better coordination among the security agencies. (Photo: File)

Easter Sunday attacks could have been averted: Investigator

The ISIS terror group claimed the attacks, but the government blamed the local Islamist extremist group NTJ for the...

25 July 2019 12:35 PM GMT

In this April 21, 2019, photo, Sri Lankans carry a dead body from the bomb-damaged St. Sebastians Church in Negombo. (Photo: AP)

Sri Lanka's former police chief indicted in 2019 Easter Sunday terror...

Nine suicide bombers carried out a series of devastating blasts on April 21, 2019, killing nearly 270 people, and...

22 Nov 2021 10:58 AM GMT