On Sunday 5 May some Sri Lankan churches will have metal detectors and all those attending will be frisked, authorities say, two weeks after Easter bombings killed 253 people at three churches and three luxury hotels in the country.
Catholic masses in Sri Lanka will resume Sunday under tight security, two weeks after Easter bombings killed 253 people at three churches and three luxury hotels, the country’s top cardinal said.
Last Sunday the cardinal, who is also Archbishop of Colombo, conducted a private memorial mass that was broadcast live on television after cancelling all public services. Security on the ground remained tight meanwhile, with police arresting more than 150 suspects since April 21, with warnings that extremists may launch new attacks.
Armed guards and an armoured personnel carrier have also been placed outside Cardinal Ranjith’s Colombo residence. Cardinal Ranjith said Sunday that he feared investigations could end up being a “flop” and Catholics were not confident that perpetrators will be brought to justice given the country’s history of impunity.
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