Sri Lanka detains 18 in hunt for those behind bombings

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Wed, 2019-04-24 03:49

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan security forces arrested 18 suspects linked to the country’s deadly Easter bombings in overnight raids, police said Wednesday.
Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said the suspects were held in a search operation carried out by police and security forces using emergency powers introduced since Sunday’s attacks which left more than 359 dead.
“Based on information, we raided three locations and arrested 17 suspects,” Gunasekera said. “Another suspect was arrested at a fourth location.”



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