“Concerned over incidents of religiously motivated violence…”: US State Department over vandalism of churches in Pakistan
Expressing concern over the targeted attacks on churches in response to the reported desecration of the Quran in Pakistan, the…
Expressing concern over the targeted attacks on churches in response to the reported desecration of the Quran in Pakistan, the…
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Although attacks on the Christian community in Pakistan are common, such strikes on churches rose in frequency and intensity since the terrorist attacks.
Sri Lanka Army chief Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake had said that the bombers had visited Kashmir, Bengaluru and Kerala to possibly train in terrorist activities before carrying out the blasts.
On being asked why Sri Lanka had not acted on the intelligence inputs shared by India on the attacks, the army chief said, 'there was a gap in the government that everybody could see today'.
Police on Thursday released the names and pictures of the suspects and sought information regarding them from the public.
Police said the explosion was reported in a garbage dump behind the Pugoda Magistrate's Court.
Meanwhile, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on Wednesday claimed that intelligence report warning of attacks was not shared with him adding that he expects to change heads of defence forces within 24 hours.
On Tuesday, the Islamic State or the ISIS had claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks without providing any major evidence.
Fifty people were killed in shooting attacks on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on March 15.
