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Road to Colombo's Carnage
Praveen • 6 years agoIslam, Christianity and Colonialism collided with greed in the Indian Ocean, creating an ideological storm that is far from spent. Islam arrived on the island around 9CE, and local monarchs encouraged the traders to marry into the community. But the arrival of European powers in 1505 gave rise to the anti-Muslim hostility
Sri Lanka blasts: UN confirms at least 45 children killed in explosions; Colombo Police issues alert for van carrying explosives
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSri Lanka has named the local Islamist group, National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ), as the chief suspect for the violence that has sparked local and international outrage.
Sri Lanka blasts: Narendra Modi terms explosions barbaric; Sushma Swaraj says 'closely monitoring' situation in Colombo
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe first explosions in Sri Lanka were reported at St Anthony's Shrine, a church in Colombo and St Sebastian's Church in the town of Negombo just outside the capital.
Sri Lanka bomb blasts updates: UN chief condemns terror attack; three Indian nationals killed, says Sushma Swaraj
Fp Staff • 6 years agoSri Lanka blasts live updates: The Kerala Chief Minister's office said that an Indian national was killed in the serial blasts that took place in Sri Lanka. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has extended assistance to the deceased's family, according to media reports.
Sri Lanka blasts leave 207 dead: Theresa May calls attack 'appalling', Australian PM Scott Morrison terms it 'terrorist attack'
• 6 years agoThe blasts in Sri Lanka killed more than 160 people on Sunday, including dozens of foreigners - with British, Dutch and American citizens believed to be among them.
Sri Lanka bomb blasts: 207, including at least 27 foreigners, killed in multiple explosions in churches and hotels
Fp Staff • 6 years agoShortly after those blasts in the churches of Sri Lanka were reported, police confirmed three hotels in the capital had also been hit, along with a church in the town of Batticalao, in the east of the country.
SC allows Bengaluru blasts accused Abdul Maudany to attend son's wedding after hearing plea
• 8 years agoThe Supreme Court Monday allowed PDP leader Abdul Nazir Maudany, facing trial in the 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts case, to visit his home state Kerala to attend his son's wedding
Bengaluru 2008 blasts accused Abdul Maudany seeks SC's intervention to attend son's wedding
• 8 years agoThe Supreme Court Friday agreed to hear on 31 July a plea by Kerala's PDP leader Abdul Nazir Maudany, facing trial in the 2008 Bengaluru serial blasts case, for visiting his home state to attend his son's wedding
Borussia Dortmund bus attack: Detained 'Islamist' suspect cleared over blasts
• 8 years ago"The investigation has not found evidence that the suspect took part," the prosecutors' office said in a brief statement about the Dortmund bus attack.
Borussia Dortmund bus attack: No evidence linking detained 'Islamist' suspect to blasts, say prosecutors
• 8 years agoIn a statement on Thursday, the prosecutors acknowledged: "The investigation has not found evidence that the suspect took part in the attack."