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Sri Lanka candidate pledges laws against religious extremism
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Oct 31, 2019
Sri Lanka’s governing party presidential candidate on Thursday pledged to refocus the country’s security policy and introduce tough laws to tackle religious extremism and terrorism.
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Sri Lanka spy chief blamed for failures before Easter attack
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Oct 24, 2019
A Sri Lankan parliamentary committee that investigated last April’s Easter suicide bombings has concluded that the country’s spy chief was primarily responsible for the intelligence failure that led to the deaths of 269 people in the attacks.
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Sri Lanka presidential hopeful vows probe into Easter blasts
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Oct 20, 2019
A former Sri Lankan defense chief who is a front-runner in next month’s presidential election said he’ll order a fresh probe into the Easter Sunday blasts that killed 263 people by appointing a presidential commission if he wins.
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Sri Lankan government agrees to independent inquiry into Easter attacks
- Catholic News Service, Church in Asia
- Sep 10, 2019
Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith has finally won a concession from Sri Lanka’s government after widespread criticism of the investigation into the deadly Easter Sunday attacks.
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Sri Lanka church bomber’s remains exhumed after protests
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Sep 2, 2019
The remains of a suicide bomber who attacked a church in eastern Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday were exhumed on Monday after a court order that they be reburied elsewhere following public protests.
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Anglican Church head says religions must own up to extremism during Sri Lanka visit
- Associated Press, Church in Asia
- Aug 30, 2019
The Archbishop of Canterbury said all religions and their leaders must own up to extremist activities within their faith and examine which of their traditional teachings enable extremists to commit evil.
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