Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has banned two Islamist groups suspect...
FILE PHOTO - Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena looks on during a special party convention in Colombo, Sri Lanka December 4, 2018. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
COLOMBO - Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena has banned two Islamist groups suspected of being behind the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people, his office said on Saturday. The National Thawheedh Jamaath and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim were banned under emergency regulations that came into effect this week following the bombings, Sirisena’s office said in a statement.
Security officials have said the NTJ was suspected to be the main group that carried out the attacks.
Malaysia Latest News, Malaysia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Sri Lankan police investigating obscure local Islamist group in Easter Sunday bombingsTwo government officials provided The Washington Post with a three-page report issued on April 11 in which a senior police official warned of potential suicide attacks by Thowheeth Jamaath against well-attended Catholic churches.
Read more »
The Latest: Sri Lanka: local militants carried out attacksGet breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews. Find the top news online at ABC news.
Read more »
Sri Lankan authorities arrest 24 people over deadly Easter suicide attacksArrests were made in several locations in and near the capital, where the bombings were focused. There were at least eight explosions on Sunday, most blamed...
Read more »
Trump mixes up Sri Lankan president and prime minister in tweet after Easter Sunday attacksThe since-deleted tweet marks the second time Trump has tweeted erroneous information related to the Sri Lanka attacks that killed 290 people and wounded more than 500.
Read more »
Bombs kill 138 in Easter Day attacks on Sri Lankan churches, hotelsEaster Day bomb blasts at three Sri Lankan churches and three luxury hotels kill...
Read more »
The Latest: Sri Lanka suspects suicide attacks in blastsCOLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Latest on explosions in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday (all times local): 6:35 p.m. Sri Lanka's defense minister says most of the eight blasts that rocked the...
Read more »
Bombs kill more than 200 in Sri Lankan churches, hotels on Easter SundayEaster Sunday bomb blasts shatter 10 years of relative quiet since the end of a civil war in Sri Lanka
Read more »
In Easter speech, Pope Francis calls coordinated Sri Lankan attacks ‘horrendous’The pope’s annual address came after a searing week for Catholics that included the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
Read more »
Sri Lankan spice tycoon’s sons and daughter-in-law were suicide bombers in Easter attacksThe explosions around the country Sunday killed 359 people.
Read more »
Easter Sunday bombings were 'a bolt out of the blue,' says Sri Lankan central bank governorIndrajit Coomaraswamy, governor of Sri Lanka's central bank, said 'it's far too early' to quantify any economic impact from the attacks.
Read more »
Sri Lankan police hunt 140 people believed linked to Islamic State after Easter bombingsSri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to Islamic...
Read more »