Easter Sunday Blasts
(Search results - 29)WorldMay 5, 2019, 11:06 AM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Catholics turn to TV mass amidst bomb threats
The Easter Sunday attacks across churches and hotels in Sri Lanka has left the country resorting to other means to offer prayers. Catholics have now turned to mass that is telecast instead of gathering at the church. This, amidst another bomb threat at a “famous church”.
WorldMay 2, 2019, 7:57 PM IST
Sri Lankan blasts: Navy on high alert; man with explosives arrested
A man has been arrested for possessing explosives in Sri Lanka’s Erakkandi
WorldApr 29, 2019, 2:11 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Tamil medium teacher, school principal among 106 suspects arrested
On Easter Sunday, Sri Lanka saw coordinated terror attacks that took the lives of over 250 people and injured more than 500. Several people have been detained in the country and among them are a school teacher and a principal. Police are now probing links
WorldApr 29, 2019, 1:29 PM IST
Sri Lanka bans all face coverings including burqa after Easter Sunday blasts
A week after Sri Lanka faced coordinated blasts across the country, in an emergency move the Sri Lankan president has issued an order banning the adornment of any form of face veils
IndiaApr 27, 2019, 2:16 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Chennai officials tighten security at railway stations
Security has been increased across cities like Bengaluru and Chennai. Chennai Central and Egmore saw storming operations. Security in public places in Bengaluru have also been stepped up.
IndiaApr 27, 2019, 11:54 AM IST
Lorry driver warns police of terror attacks in India, arrested for making hoax calls
A Lorry driver by the name Swamy Sundar Murthy has been arrested en route to Hosur for making a hoax call about terror attacks in India.
WorldApr 27, 2019, 11:35 AM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Shootout between police and ‘militants’ kills 15
15 people have lost their lives, including six suspected terrorists and nine civilians in a shootout between Sri Lankan police and suspected terrorists in Kalmunai.
WorldApr 26, 2019, 6:46 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: After defence secretary, police chief Pujith Jayasundara resigns
After defence secretary, inspector general Pujith Jayasundara has stepped down over failures that led to the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka
WorldApr 26, 2019, 11:43 AM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Death toll drops by 100, stands at 253
Easter Sunday attack on Sri Lanka was ranked as the deadliest attacks claimed by the Islamic State,l. However, that claim may not hold true now as officials have revised the death toll. Officials blamed calculation error and stated that the precise death toll now stands at 253.
WorldApr 25, 2019, 3:43 PM IST
Sri Lanka intensifies crackdown on terror suspects; 16 more held
Nine suicide bombers, believed to be the members of a local Islamist extremist group National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ), carried out a series of devastating blasts that tore through three churches and three luxury hotels.
WorldApr 25, 2019, 1:22 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Another explosion in Pugoda town near Colombo
Just a couple of days after the Easter Sunday blasts across Sri Lanka, another blast was heard in the town of Pugoda, near Colombo. Police are investigating the fresh blast
WorldApr 24, 2019, 1:11 PM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Former National Thowheeth Jama'ath members behind attacks
Defence minister of Sri Lanka, Ruwan Wijewardene addressed the media about the progress made in identifying the extremists that wreaked havoc in the island country. The death toll has touched 359 of which 39 are foreigners.
WorldApr 24, 2019, 11:32 AM IST
Sri Lanka blasts: Police carry out controlled explosion
The Easter Sunday blasts across Sri Lanka have taken the lives of at least 359 people and injured over 500 others. The Special Task Force carried out a controlled explosion near Savoy Cinema in Colombo after a vehicle that was found abandoned came under their suspicion.
WorldApr 23, 2019, 4:34 PM IST
Terror attack on Sri Lanka: Even if ISIS denied its involvement, here's the proof
Easter Sunday saw as many as eight blasts across Sri Lanka that took the lives of at least 321 people and injured 500 odd people. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the terrorist attacks. The Sri Lankan government also exploring the angle that the attack could be in retaliation for the attack on Muslims offering Friday prayers at a mosque in New Zealand's Christchurch.