The intelligence chief warned on April 9 that a radical Islamist group planned a suicide attack “shortly.” On Monday, the president banned face coverings like those worn by some Muslim women.
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At a Bombed Sri Lankan Shrine, Talk of Miracles Past and Present
People of all faiths come to St. Anthony’s seeking relief. On Sunday, it was closed, but worshipers at a vigil outside saw in their survival proof of the saint’s powers.
Errors Raise Questions About Sri Lankan Response to Bombing
A series of failures in preventing and investigating the Easter bombing has exposed rifts in the government and brought accusations of incompetence.
Sri Lanka’s President Vows a Search of Every Home, as New Violence Erupts
Explosions and shootings continued to shake the country, as President Maithripala Sirisena tried to deflect anger at the government’s failure to stop the Easter Sunday bombings.
Sri Lanka Attack Signals an ISIS Shift Beyond Middle East
A month after losing the last of its territory in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State is believed to have pulled off one of its deadliest attacks. It may be the way of the future.
Sri Lanka Warns of More Suicide Bombers as Police Scour Capital
Police mounted a massive manhunt and locked down much of Colombo, while health officials admitted overestimating the death toll in the Easter Sunday bombings.
Sri Lanka Suicide Bombers Included Two Sons of a Spice Tycoon
The aura of success surrounding Mohammad Yusuf Ibrahim, head of a Sri Lanka spice empire, crashed on news that two of his sons were Easter Sunday bombers.
Sri Lanka’s Muslims Face an Angry Backlash After Easter Sunday Attacks
The country had little history of Christian-Muslim violence, but when Muslim extremists bombed churches on Easter Sunday, everything changed.
Sri Lanka Calls Bombers ‘Well Educated’ and Warns of Ongoing Threat
The American ambassador warned of “ongoing terrorist plots,” and a Sri Lankan official said people involved in the Easter Sunday bombings could still be at large.
U.S. and Afghan Forces Killed More Civilians Than Taliban Did, Report Finds
Afghan civilian deaths attributed to pro-government forces rose in the first quarter of this year, even as overall civilian casualties dropped, according to the U.N.