Government has expelled more than 600 foreigners, including about 200 Islamic clerics, after Islamic State attacks
Items used to make a pipe bomb are moved during a search of an Islamist training camp in Kattankudy, Sri Lanka, May 5 2019. Picture: ALLISON JOYCE/GETTY IMAGESSri Lanka ordered tens of thousands of security personnel to secure public schools ahead of their reopening on Monday, officials said, following the Easter suicide bombings.
Police spokesperson Ruwan Gunasekera said “police and soldiers combed school premises and the surrounding areas to make sure it is safe for children to go back” on Monday. Home affairs minister Vajira Abeywardena said 200 clerics were found to have overstayed visas, for which fines were imposed and they were expelled.
The minister did not give the nationalities of those who have been expelled, but police have said many foreigners who have overstayed their visas were from Bangladesh, India, Maldives and Pakistan.
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