Sri Lankan Air Force soldiers patrol a Muslim neighbourhood following overnight clashes in Poruthota, a village in Negombo, about 35 kilometres North of Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 6, 2019. (AP)Two bomb experts were among the suicide attackers who struck churches and hotels on Easter in Sri Lanka and all those directly involved in the bombings are either dead or under arrest, police said. Wickramaratne said in a statement late on Monday that explosives the Islamic State-linked group stacked for use in more attacks have been seized. Police have detained 73 suspects for investigations since the bombings and have seized stocks of explosives, improvised explosives devices and hundreds of swords. Sri Lanka's Catholic church hierarchy closed churches for a second weekend on Sunday as the faithful celebrated Mass from home watching live on television.

Source: The Telegraph May 07, 2019 07:07 UTC