Sri Lanka's Roman Catholic leader on Sunday condemned the Easter attacks as 'an insult to humanity' as the tense and grief-stricken country marked ...
"Today during this mass we are paying attention to last Sunday's tragedy and we try to understand it," he said calling for prayers for the victims.
"I come to this church every Sunday, it feels like my second home," said Dharshika Fernando, 19, fighting back tears.Thousands of Sri Lankan troops remained on the streets, guarding churches and mosques for the symbolic day AFP/ISHARA S. KODIKARA Mohamed Saadik Abdul Haq and Mohamed Saahid Abdul Haq were on a list of six"most wanted" radicals issued on Thursday.
Police said three other suspected suicide bombers were shot dead by security forces outside the hideout that had been under siege for more than an hour. A civilian was also killed in crossfire.The Islamic State group, which claimed responsibility for the Easter bombings, said the three men who blew themselves up at Kalmunai were also members of the militant group.
Another raid in the region targeted a house where authorities said Hashim and the other sucide bombers filmed a pledge of allegiance to IS before staging their attacks.Video on state television showed explosives, a generator, a drone and a large quantity of batteries inside the converted studio. An IS flag and uniforms were also found, police said.
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