Sri Lanka's Catholic Church will televise a private Sunday mass after cancelling regular services over fears of a repeat of Easter's suicide bombings.
over fears of a repeat of Easter's suicide bombings, even as police and troops tightened security.
Police, meanwhile, said they were stepping up search operations over the weekend ahead of a planned re-opening of over 10,000 public schools after an extended Easter vacation.Sri Lanka mass cancelled over fresh attack fears Police and troops across the country had recovered small quantities of explosives, guns, swords, daggers and kris knives, Gunasekera said.Sri Lanka bans face covering after attacks
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