Tag: Easter Sunday bombing

Sri Lanka’s Catholic Church welcomed the convictions but said investigators must still establish who facilitated the deadly 2019 attacks

Landmark convictions bring first accountability for Easter Sunday bombings as separate probe examines alleged links to state actors

The case has exposed unresolved questions over intelligence failures, extremist networks and accountability for the 2019 Easter bombings

The court ruling was issued on January 12 following a lawsuit filed by 13 families and local Church leaders

It is the first time that a head of state in Sri Lanka has been held responsible for failing to prevent a terror attack

The cardinal urged the country’s new president to look into allegations of political conspiracy behind the attacks

The pope made the appeal in an address to Italy’s Sri Lankan community marking the third anniversary of the terrorist attacks

They were accused of failing to act on warnings of an imminent attack given by foreign intelligence agencies

"We want to have answers in this country, but for three years it has been increasingly difficult”

The priest has allegedly tagged intelligence units of providing financial and other vital assistance to those behind the attacks