COLOMBO/KALMUNAI (Reuters) - The father and two brothers of the suspected mastermind of Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings were killed when security forces stormed their safe house two days ago, police sources and a relative of the suicide bombers told Reuters on Sunday. Authorities have detained more than 100 people, including foreigners from Syria and Egypt since the April 21 bombings. In the video, Rilwan Hashim is seen calling for all out 'jihad', or holy war, while children cry in the background. The group said 17 policemen were killed or injured in the attack, but the Sri Lankan military has denied this. Police have said six children were among the other 12 people who died in the gun battle, but have not released further details.

Source: The Star April 28, 2019 09:11 UTC