RTMon, 29 Apr 2019 09:59 UTC
© REUTERS/Thomas PeterSecurity personnel stand guard outside an Anglican church before a service, a week after a string of suicide bomb attacks across the island on Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Sri Lanka April 28, 2019.
Two brothers believed to be the main suspects behind the series of bombings that targeted several churches and luxury hotels have been arrested and handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department of the Sri Lankan Police, Ada Derana reported.
They have been reportedly identified as
Mohamed Saadik Abdul Haq and Mohamed Saahid Abdul Haq.
Last week's terror attacks killed at least 253 people and injured hundreds more. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the bombings.
Nearly 10,000 soldiers are searching the country for suspects linked to the attack, with over
70 individuals detained so far.Fifteen bodies, including six children, were found at the site of a shootout that broke out Friday night between military police and suspected militants.
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The elder brother of two suicide bombers believed to have participated in the deadly Sri Lanka Easter bombings has been detained outside the country's capital with two swords, local media have reported.
News portal Ada Derana said that the brother, identified as Mohamed Ibrahim Mohamed Ifran Ahmed, was in possession of two swords when he was arrested in a suburb outside Colombo. His younger brother is suspected of carrying out a suicide bomb attack at Colombo's five-star Shangri-La hotel. Another brother is said to have attacked a restaurant at the luxury Cinnamon Grand hotel.
Their father, a wealthy spice trader, was taken into custody after the deadly attacks, which killed at least 253 people and injured hundreds more. Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIL/ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the bombings.
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