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Kabul: Suspected terrorist blown up while planting a bomb

Apr 26, 2019, at 08:45 am

Kabul, Apr 26 (IBNS): A suspected terrorist was killed of his own explosives as he tried to plant a bomb in a private university in Afghanistan capital Kabul city, media reports said on Friday.

Easter Day bombings: Police release pictures of suspects

Apr 26, 2019, at 08:35 am

Colombo, Apr 26 (IBNS): Sri Lankan police have released pictures of several suspects wanted in connection with the Easter Day bombings targeting multiple churches and hotels in the country.  

Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary resigns after suicide bomb attacks

Apr 25, 2019, at 08:51 pm

Colombo, Apr 25 (IBNS):  Sri Lankan Defence Secretary Hemasiri Fernando on Thursday said that he has resigned taking responsibility for the series of suicide bomb attacks in the country's capital city last Sunday, media reports said.

UN rights chief 'strongly' condemns ‘shocking’ mass executions in Saudi Arabia

Apr 25, 2019, at 08:33 am

New York, Apr 25 (IBNS): Despite repeated appeals by the United Nations human rights system, Saudi Arabia’s decision to go ahead with the beheading of 37 men, drew strong condemnation on Wednesday from UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet.

Security shake-up in Sri Lanka as attack toll rises to 359, bodies of 5 Indians sent back

Apr 24, 2019, at 11:10 pm

Colombo, Apr 24 (UNI): As a special flight brought back to Karnataka the bodies of Indian victims killed in the Easter bombings in the island nation, President Maithripala Sirisena asked for the resignations of the defence secretary and national police chief.

Four more Chinese feared dead in Colombo bombings: Chinese ambassador

Apr 24, 2019, at 05:22 pm

Colombo, Apr 24 (Xinhua/UNI) Four more Chinese citizens were feared dead in the multiple bombing attacks in Sri Lanka, Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Cheng Xueyuan said here on Wednesday.

Kabul: Afghan forces arrest ISIS-K group member

Apr 24, 2019, at 04:39 pm

Kabul, Apr 24 (IBNS): Security forces have arrested a group member of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria Khurasan (ISIS-K) in Afghanistan capital city Kabul, media reports said.

Death toll in Sri Lanka blasts touch 359

Apr 24, 2019, at 04:30 pm

Colombo, Apr 24 (IBNS): The death toll in the Sri Lankan blasts incidents touched 359, media reports said on Wednesday.

Sri Lankan bombers were well educated: Minister

Apr 24, 2019, at 04:29 pm

Colombo, Apr 24 (BNS): Sri Lanka's State Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene on Wednesday said that majority of bombers, who were involved in the suicide blasts in the country, were well educated.

Sri Lankan bombers were well educated: Minister

Apr 24, 2019, at 04:25 pm

Colombo, Apr 24 (BNS): Sri Lanka's State Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene on Wednesday said that majority of bombers, who were involved in the suicide blasts in the country, were well educated.

45 children killed in Sri Lankan blasts: UNICEF

Apr 24, 2019, at 09:26 am

New York, Apr 24 (IBNS): The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)  said 45 children were killed in the eight blasts that rocked Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday.

Sri Lankan authorities were warned about possible attacks: Reports

Apr 24, 2019, at 09:11 am

Colombo, Apr 24 (IBNS): Indian intelligence services had warned Sri Lankan officials before the eight blasts that rocked the Island nation on Easter Sunday, media reports said on Wednesday.

Islamic State claims responsibility for Sri Lanka blasts

Apr 23, 2019, at 04:50 pm

Colombo, Apr 23 (IBNS): Ending all speculations, Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the Sri Lankan blasts which left 321 people killed.

Sri Lanka blasts: Death toll touches 321

Apr 23, 2019, at 03:27 pm

New Delhi, Apr 23 (IBNS): The death toll in the Sri Lankan bomb blasts incidents have touched 321, officials said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka bombings likely beyond capacity of local group: Minister

Apr 23, 2019, at 10:10 am

Washington, Apr 23 (Sputnik/UNI) The terror attacks that killed nearly 300 people at Christian churches across Colombo on Sunday were beyond the capability of local extremist groups to carry out on their own, Sri Lankan Minister for Economic Reforms Harsha De Silva said in an interview.

Sri Lankan police detain five more people in connection with blasts

Apr 22, 2019, at 09:20 pm

Moscow, Apr 22 (Sputnik): Sri Lankan police have detained five more people in connection with a series of deadly explosions that killed nearly 300 people across the country on Easter Sunday, bringing the total number of detained suspects to 29, local media reported on Monday.

Sri Lanka serial blasts: 87 bomb detonators found at bus station

Apr 22, 2019, at 05:44 pm

Colombo, Apr 22 (UNI) A total of 87 detonators were found at a private bus stand in Bastian Mawatha by the Pettah Police on Monday.

Over 1,000 troops deployed to Sri Lankan capital after deadly blasts - Reports

Apr 22, 2019, at 05:23 pm

Moscow, Apr 22 (Sputnik/UNI) Sri Lanka has deployed over 1,000 servicemen to ensure the security in Colombo in the wake of deadly blasts across the South African nation, local media reported on Monday, citing the country's army.

Sri lanka blasts: Three-member committee to probe Sunday attacks

Apr 22, 2019, at 05:19 pm

Colombo, Apr 22 (UNI) Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday appointed a three-member committee to investigate Sunday's blasts in and around the capital.

Taliban commander, seven militants killed in US drone strike in eastern Afghanistan

Apr 22, 2019, at 04:47 pm

Moscow, Apr 22 (Sputnik/UNI) A Taliban commander, known as Dada, and seven of his fighters were killed in a US-led drone strike in the country's eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday, local media revealed on Monday.

Sri Lanka blasts: Security heightened across Bangladesh

Apr 22, 2019, at 04:28 pm

Dhaka, Apr 22 (IBNS): Security has been heightened across Bangladesh following the eight coordinated blasts in Sri Lanka which left 290 killed.

Sri Lankan government suspects local Muslim radical outfit National Tawheed Jamath to be behind Sunday's blasts

Apr 22, 2019, at 03:53 pm

Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): Sri Lankan government has revealed the name of a group whom they are suspecting to be behind the eight serial blasts which rocked the nation on Sunday.

Afghanistan nationals safe in Colombo: Officials

Apr 22, 2019, at 03:42 pm

Kabul, Apr 22 (IBNS): The Afghanistan government on Monday said all its citizens in Colombo and other parts of the country are safe as eight blasts rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Sri Lanka blasts: Government declares national mourning on Tuesday

Apr 22, 2019, at 03:31 pm

Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): With the country still in shock following the eight blasts that rocked the nation on Easter Sunday, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday announced that Apr 23 will be observed in the country as 'Day of National Mourning'.

Afghanistan: Eight die of suffocation at coal mine

Apr 22, 2019, at 11:17 am

Aybak, Afghanistan, Apr 22 (Xinhua): About eight laborers died of suffocation at a coal mine pit in Afghanistan's northern province of Samangan on Sunday, a local official said Monday.

Sri Lanka blasts: As toll reaches 290, ISIS hand is suspected

Apr 22, 2019, at 11:07 am

Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS): It has been 24 hours since Sri Lanka was hit by series of coordinated blasts that claimed 290 lives, but still now no group has claimed responsibility for the carnage that has disrupted peace in the Island Nation. However, the needle of suspicion is pointing towards a possible ISIS role.

UN, world leaders, condemn Sri Lanka terrorist attacks targeting churches, hotels, which leave more than 200 dead

Apr 22, 2019, at 09:29 am

New York, Apr 22 (IBNS): More than 200 have been killed and hundreds injured by a series of explosions inside churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, as Christians gathered for services to celebrate Easter. In a statement, UN chief António Guterres said he was "outraged by the terror attacks" and called for the perpetrators to be "swiftly brought to justice".

I have lost a relative in Sri Lankan attacks, says British MP and Sheikh Hasina's niece Tulip Siddiq

Apr 22, 2019, at 09:23 am

London, Apr 22 (IBNS): British MP Tulip Siddiq on Monday said she has lost a relative in the series of blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday.

Sri Lanka blasts: Death toll touches 290, twenty four arrested

Apr 22, 2019, at 09:09 am

Colombo, Apr 22 (IBNS):  The death toll in the eight blasts which rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday has touched 290, media reports said on Monday.

US condemns Sri Lanka terror attacks

Apr 21, 2019, at 10:03 pm

Washington DC, April 21 (IBNS): The US government has strongly condemned in the strongest terms the terror attacks in Sri Lanka on Easter morning.