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Sri Lankan officials failed to heed warnings from intelligence agencies about the threat of an attack by a local jihadist group that has been blamed for the bombings that killed almost 300 people, including eight Britons. The coordinated blasts that ripped through churches and luxury hotels were.... |
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COLOMBO: The Easter Sunday bomb attacks in Sri Lanka were carried out by Sri Lankan nationals with the help of an international network, cabinet spokesman Rajitha Senaratne said on Monday. “We do not believe these attacks were carried out by a group of people who were confined to this country,” Senaratne said. |
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, in which 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded.
Colombo, the seaside capital of the Indian Ocean island, was jittery on Monday. |
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Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, in which 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded. The emergency law, which gives police and the military extensive powers to.... |
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MANILA, Philippines — A strong earthquake in the north Philippines on Monday trapped some people in a collapsed building, damaged an airport terminal and knocked out power in at least one province, officials said. Gov. Lilia Pineda of Pampanga province, north of Manila, told DZMM radio that about 20.... |
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Wearing protective helmets, employees evacuate their office building following an earthquake in Manila, Philippines Monday, April 22, 2019. A strong earthquake has shaken the area around the Philippine capital, prompting thousands of people to flee to safety. There were no immediate reports of injuries or widespread damage. |
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MANILA, PHILIPPINES—A strong earthquake shook the Philippine capital and outlying provinces Monday, briefly knocking out power, causing boulders to roll down onto a highway, stopping an overhead train service and prompting thousands of people to flee to safety, officials said. The U.S. |
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Intelligence on threat not passed on to Sri Lankan government; Key intelligence on a possible terrorist attack was not passed onto the Sri Lankan government weeks before at least 290 people were killed in a wave of Easter Sunday suicide bombings on churches and five-star hotels. |
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COLOMBO: Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, in which 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded. The emergency law, which gives police and the military extensive.... |
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Sri Lanka has said it is invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, in which 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded. The emergency law, which gives police and the military extensive powers to detain.... |
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COLOMBO (Reuters) - Sri Lanka said on Monday it was invoking emergency powers in the aftermath of devastating bomb attacks on hotels and churches, blamed on militants with foreign links, in which 290 people were killed and nearly 500 wounded. The emergency law, which gives police and the military.... |
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