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.
![Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP) Last week, Sri Lanka placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert. (Photo:AP)](https://s3.ap-southeast-1.amazonaws.com/images.asianage.com/images/aa-Cover-sgo51oud05q8277up8gla48o87-20190430145858.Medi.jpeg)
NTJ is blamed for the April 21 bombings on three churches and three hotels in Sri Lanka. (Photo: File)
Colombo: A close aide of Sri Lanka suicide bomber has been arrested with several passports, reported IANS.
Mohammed Rizwan was arrested from the Mabole area in Wattala by the police on Wednesday.
Earlier this week, rioters torched Muslim-owned shops, homes and vandalised mosques in several towns in the aftermath of the Sri Lanka bombing in which over 250 people were killed. The attacks were claimed by the Islamic State.
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