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Sri Lanka blasts: NIA arrest of Kerala youth 'inspired' by NTJ chief raises no eyebrows as terrorist recruiters find fertile ground
Tkdevasia • 6 years agoNational Investigation Agency (NIA) raids at the homes of three people in Kerala following a Sri Lankan government statement that the mastermind behind the Easter blasts had links to south India have not raised any eyebrows in the state.
Firstpost Editor's Picks: IS fighters' new tactics, Jet Airways, Game of Thrones S8 Ep3; today's must-read stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoFirstpost Editor's Picks: IS fighters adopt new tactics, Jet Airways fiasco, Game of Thrones Season 8 Episode 3; today's must-read stories
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: Mahinda Rajapaksa says no need for India to send NSG troops, blames president, PM for inaction against terror groups
Fp Staff • 6 years agoMahinda Rajapaksa said India has been helpful after the attacks in Sri Lanka, but there is no need for the NSG to come in.
Sri Lanka bans two Islamist groups suspected to be behind Easter Sunday attacks; ringleader's family wounded during military raid
• 6 years agoNearly 10,000 soldiers have been deployed across Sri Lanka to carry out searches and boost security since the bombings in three churches and four hotels, most of which were in the capital Colombo.
Sri Lanka attacks: Thankful for information provided by India, 'unfortunate' that we could not act on it, Ranil Wickremesinghe tells DD News
Fp Staff • 6 years agoRanil Wickremesinghe added that the two countries have been exchanging information for "some time" and that further discussions are on.
Christian leaders preach restraint in Sri Lanka after deadly blast, but rage in ethnically diverse Catholic society threatens fragile calm
• 6 years agoAfter Islamic militants detonated suicide bombs on Sunday that killed Easter worshippers in three churches, Tamil and Sinhalese Christians are once again turning to a religion that, unusually for Sri Lanka, binds people of different ethnicities by a single faith
Sri Lanka's defence secretary resigns over Easter attack, PM Wickremesinghe says police targeting sleeper cells
• 6 years agoFacing public criticism for not acting against Islamist extremist groups in the island nation, Prime Minister Wickremesinghe said some of the suspected attackers responsible for the Easter bombings were being monitored by the country's intelligence services.
Sri Lanka bans drones, unmanned aircraft until further notice; 75 arrested in connection with terror attacks so far
• 6 years agoSri Lanka has banned the use of drones and unmanned aircraft following the massive Easter Sunday bombings that killed over 350 people
Sri Lanka terror attacks: 11 Indians dead, Colombo confirms; number of deceased foreigners rises to 36
• 6 years agoThe number of Indians killed in the massive Sri Lanka Easter Sunday bombings rose to 11 on Thursday, as one more person succumbed to injuries