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Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants
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Sri Lanka bans face veils after attacks by Islamist militants

COLOMBO/KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka (Reuters) – Authorities in Sri Lanka on Monday banned women from wearing face veils under an emergency…
IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka
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IS says its fighters behind police clashes in Sri Lanka

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police,…
Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers
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Sri Lanka Muslims brave militant threats for Friday prayers

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — At 12:10 p.m. Friday, men and boys in a Muslim neighborhood in Sri Lanka’s capital…
Fifteen dead as Sri Lanka forces raid Islamist hideout
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Fifteen dead as Sri Lanka forces raid Islamist hideout

Fifteen people including six children have died during a Sri Lankan security forces operation in the aftermath of the Easter…
Sri Lanka detains new suspects amid frantic hunt for bombers
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Sri Lanka detains new suspects amid frantic hunt for bombers

A Sri Lankan security dragnet hunting those responsible for horrifying bombings that claimed more than 350 lives has scooped up…
Probe shows Sri Lanka attacks ‘retaliation for Christchurch’: government
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Probe shows Sri Lanka attacks ‘retaliation for Christchurch’: government

Islamist suicide bombings that killed more than 300 people in Sri Lanka at the weekend were carried out in revenge…
Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321
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Sri Lanka detains Syrian in investigation of blasts; toll rises to 321

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police detained a Syrian among 40 people being questioned about the Easter Sunday attacks on…
Sri Lanka falls silent for victims of Islamist attack
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Sri Lanka falls silent for victims of Islamist attack

Sri Lanka fell silent for three minutes Tuesday on a day of national mourning to honor more than 300 people…
Family’s near miss at bombed Sri Lanka church
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Family’s near miss at bombed Sri Lanka church

When Dilip Fernando arrived at St Sebastian’s church in Sri Lanka’s Negombo on Easter Sunday, it was so crowded he…
Sri Lanka says attacks carried out by suicide bombers, international network involved
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Sri Lanka says attacks carried out by suicide bombers, international network involved

COLOMBO (Reuters) – Seven suicide bombers took part in the attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka that…
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