Tag: Colombo Blast

Mumbai: After a string of serial blasts rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday killing 185 people, Bollywood celebrities like Jacqueline Fernandez, Shekhar Kapur and Vivek Anand Oberoi condemned the bloodbath as an act of cowardice. Here what they tweeted: Actress Jacqueline Fernandez, who is from Sri Lanka, wrote: “Extremely sad. It’s unfortunate that one is not […]

Thiruvananthapuram: A Kerala woman holidaying in Colombo was among those killed in suicide bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, authorities here said. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan expressed condolences over the death of 58-year-old P.S. Razeena, who arrived in the Sri Lankan capital along with her husband to meet their relatives engaged in business in […]

Colombo: Sri Lankan authorities on Wednesday confirmed that Easter Sunday suicide bombings toll has touched 359 which includes several foreigners. So far 58 suspects have been arrested from different areas of the island, Police Spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekara said. The Islamic State terror group (IS) on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the attacks. At least 18 more suspects […]

Colombo: One of the Sri Lankan suicide bomber was previously arrested by police and then released, a senior government official said on Thursday. Ilham Ahmed Ibrahim, one of two sons of a spice tycoon who blew themselves up in Sunday’s attacks, detonated a device at the Cinnamon Grand hotel in Colombo on Easter Sunday, the official […]

Colombo: Sri Lanka Parliament Speaker Karu Jayasuriya has set up a special panel to probe the April 21 Easter Sunday terror attacks, which claimed over 250 lives, authorities said here on Friday. The special committee, to be headed by Deputy Speaker Ananda Kumarasiri, will have seven legislators as members, reports Xinhua news agency. The committee […]