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11:55pm, 12th May, 2019

Sri Lanka blocks social media after worst anti-Muslim unrest since Easter bombings

Sri Lanka is temporarily blocking some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, it said on Monday after attacks on mosques and Muslim-owned businesses in the worst unrest since Easter bombings by Islamist militants.

Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Muslim shops, mosques attacked

9:51pm, 12th May, 2019

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Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Muslim shops, mosques attacked

Sri Lanka said on Monday it was temporarily blocking some social media networks and messaging apps, including Facebook and WhatsApp, after mosques and Muslim-owned businesses were attacked in the wake of Easter bombings by Islamist militants.

Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row, curfew imposed

10:30am, 12th May, 2019

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Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row, curfew imposed

Several dozen people threw stones at mosques and Muslim-owned stores and a local man was beaten in the town of Chilaw on Sri Lanka's west coast on Sunday in a dispute that started on Facebook, sources told Reuters.

Latest Sri Lanka arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed

1:14am, 12th May, 2019

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Latest Sri Lanka arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed

Sri Lankan authorities have arrested a Saudi-educated scholar for what they claim are links with Zahran Hashim, the suspected ringleader of the Easter Sunday bombings, throwing a spotlight on the rising influence of Salafi-Wahhabi Islam on the island...

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

10:11pm, 4th May, 2019

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Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

Sri Lanka's $4.4 billion tourism industry is reeling from cancellations as travelers shun the sun and sand Indian Ocean island after multiple suicide bombings that killed over 250 people two weeks ago.

In wake of deadly attacks, Sri Lanka president vows stability before vote

11:52am, 4th May, 2019

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In wake of deadly attacks, Sri Lanka president vows stability before vote

Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena said on Saturday the security forces would "eradicate terrorism" following devastating suicide attacks on Easter Sunday and restore stability before a presidential election due by year-end.

Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells Islamic State

3:26am, 1st May, 2019

World

Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells Islamic State

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said a foreign mastermind may have planned the Easter Sunday bombings, claimed by Islamic State, telling the militant group to "leave my country alone".

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan

1:41am, 30th April, 2019

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Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan

Sri Lankan security forces maintained a high level of alert on Tuesday after the Easter Sunday bombings, officials said, amid intelligence reports that Islamist militants were planning fresh attacks before the start of the holy Islamic month of Ramad...

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church security

6:06am, 29th April, 2019

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Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church security

Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday's suicide bombings are planning attacks and could be dressed in uniform, as the archbishop of Colombo complained about insufficient security around churches.

Churches fall silent in Sri Lanka a week after attacks

12:11am, 28th April, 2019

World

Churches fall silent in Sri Lanka a week after attacks

Churches across Sri Lanka suspended Sunday mass as security concerns remained high a week after suicide bombers killed over 250 in churches and hotels across the island nation.

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

11:09pm, 27th April, 2019

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Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

Sri Lanka's president on Saturday outlawed two Islamist groups suspected to be behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels while the wife and child of the suspected ringleader were wounded during a military raid in safe house, his family...

Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants

11:47am, 27th April, 2019

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Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants

As darkness fell in Sainthamaruthu village on Sri Lanka's east coast on Friday, troops and police prepared to storm a concrete shack that local residents had told them was a safe house for a band of Islamist militants.

Gun battle in Sri Lanka kills 15, U.S. pulls citizens out

3:31am, 27th April, 2019

World

Gun battle in Sri Lanka kills 15, U.S. pulls citizens out

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people on the isl...

Fifteen dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants

12:25am, 27th April, 2019

World

Fifteen dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people.

Fifteen killed in Sri Lanka in shootout with suspected Islamist militants

11:23pm, 26th April, 2019

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Fifteen killed in Sri Lanka in shootout with suspected Islamist militants

The bodies of 15 people, including six children, were discovered at the site of a fierce overnight gun battle on the east coast of Sri Lanka, a military spokesman said on Saturday, six days after suicide bombers killed more than 250 people.

U.S. tells citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka

7:15pm, 26th April, 2019

World

U.S. tells citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka

The U.S. State Department on Friday said American citizens should reconsider travel to Sri Lanka due to the threat of terrorism after more than 250 people were killed in suicide bombings on Sunday.

Britain warns against travelling to Sri Lanka, sees further attacks

11:40am, 25th April, 2019

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Britain warns against travelling to Sri Lanka, sees further attacks

Britain said terrorists were likely to try to carry out further attacks in Sri Lanka and warned its nationals to avoid the country unless it was absolutely necessary following the Easter Sunday bombings that killed 359 people.

Sri Lanka on edge with scares, lock-downs and sweeps for bomb suspects

7:05am, 25th April, 2019

World

Sri Lanka on edge with scares, lock-downs and sweeps for bomb suspects

Sri Lankan authorities locked down the central bank and shut the road leading to the jittery capital's airport because of a bomb scare on Thursday as more people were swept up in the search for those behind Easter Sunday bombings that killed 359...

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka blasts, as government says probe making progress

5:58pm, 23rd April, 2019

World

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka blasts, as government says probe making progress

Islamic State claimed responsibility on Tuesday for the bomb attacks in Sri Lanka that killed 321 people in what officials believe was retaliation for assaults on mosques in New Zealand.

Sri Lanka blasts were revenge for New Zealand mosque killings: minister

8:42am, 23rd April, 2019

World

Sri Lanka blasts were revenge for New Zealand mosque killings: minister

Devastating Easter bombings in Sri Lanka were retaliation for attacks on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the coordinated blasts that killed 321 people.

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Sri Lanka blocks social media after worst anti-Muslim unrest since Easter bombings

Sri Lanka blocks social media platforms after Muslim shops, mosques attacked

Mosques attacked in Sri Lanka town after Facebook row, curfew imposed

Latest Sri Lanka arrest throws spotlight on Wahhabism in eastern hotbed

Deserted beaches, empty rooms: Sri Lanka tourism takes a hit after bombings

In wake of deadly attacks, Sri Lanka president vows stability before vote

Leave my country alone, Sri Lanka president tells Islamic State

Sri Lanka maintains high alert for attacks ahead of Ramadan

Sri Lanka on alert for attacks as archbishop slams poor church security

Churches fall silent in Sri Lanka a week after attacks

Sri Lanka bans groups suspected to be behind attacks; ringleader's relatives wounded

Children killed during Sri Lanka gunbattle between troops and Islamist militants

Gun battle in Sri Lanka kills 15, U.S. pulls citizens out

Fifteen dead in Sri Lanka after overnight gun battle with suspected Islamist militants

Fifteen killed in Sri Lanka in shootout with suspected Islamist militants

U.S. tells citizens to reconsider travel to Sri Lanka

Britain warns against travelling to Sri Lanka, sees further attacks

Sri Lanka on edge with scares, lock-downs and sweeps for bomb suspects

Islamic State claims Sri Lanka blasts, as government says probe making progress

Sri Lanka blasts were revenge for New Zealand mosque killings: minister

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