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  • Sri Lankan bishops urge government to release blast inquiry

    Sri Lankan bishops urge government to release blast inquiry

    • Feb 22, 2021

    Sri Lanka’s Catholic bishops said Monday that they are suspicious of the government’s motives in not sharing the report of a presidential commission of inquiry into Easter Sunday suicide bomb attacks in 2019 that killed more than 260 people, and instead appointing another committee to study it.

    By Krishan Francis
  • Sri Lankan cardinal seeks access to Easter bombings report

    Sri Lankan cardinal seeks access to Easter bombings report

    • Feb 8, 2021

    A senior Sri Lankan church official has asked President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to give him access to a presidential commission’s report on Easter Sunday bomb attacks in 2019 that killed more than 260 people, including churchgoers.

    By Krishan Francis
  • Sri Lanka leader vows action vs 2019 church bombing militants

    Sri Lanka leader vows action vs 2019 church bombing militants

    • Feb 4, 2021

    Sri Lanka’s president said Thursday that he has received the final report of an inquiry commission investigating the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks and vowed he will not allow anyone responsible for the deaths of more than 260 people escape justice.

    By Krishan Francis
  • Philippines captures suspected Indonesian would-be bomber

    Philippines captures suspected Indonesian would-be bomber

    • Oct 10, 2020

    Philippine forces on Saturday captured a suspected Indonesian would-be suicide bomber who the army believes was involved in a “very imminent” plot to attack a southern town, officials said.

    By Jim Gomez
  • A year after Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, recovery still a work in progress

    A year after Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, recovery still a work in progress

    • Apr 22, 2020

    On the one-year anniversary of the bloody Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, the nation shared in a moment of silence to honor the nearly 300 people who died as government investigations continue and victims continue struggling to pick up the pieces of their broken lives.

    By Elise Ann Allen
  • Sri Lankans remember Easter bomb victims at home amid virus

    Sri Lankans remember Easter bomb victims at home amid virus

    • Apr 21, 2020

    Sri Lankans commemorated the anniversary of last year’s Islamic State group-inspired Easter Sunday bomb attacks mainly from their homes on Tuesday amid the coronavirus pandemic.

    By Krishan Francis
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