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Sri Lanka’s former president Maithripala Sirisena named suspect in Easter Sunday attacks

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Maithripala Sirisena named a suspect in a case pertaining to the 2019 Easter terror bombings and directed him to appear in court this October. The Magistrate Court in Colombo's Fort area gave the orders in response to a private plaint filed by Fr. Cyril Gamini Fernando, a member of the National Catholic Committee for Justice to Easter Sunday Attack Victims.

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The Hindu

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Sri Lanka Easter attacks | Ex-President Maithripala Sirisena named suspect

Mr. Sirisena asked to appear in Colombo court in October

4 years ago·Chennai, India

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Financial Express

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Sri Lanka’s former president Maithripala Sirisena named suspect in Easter Sunday attacks

The former president was earlier held as responsible for the attack by a probe panel he was forced to appoint following pressure from the Catholic Church and the relatives of the victims.

4 years ago·Uttar Pradesh, India

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Moneycontrol

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Sri Lanka's former president Sirisena named suspect in Easter Sunday attacks

Sirisena, 71, will now have to appear in court on October 14

4 years ago·Mumbai, India

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The Economic Times

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Sri Lanka's former president Sirisena named suspect in 2019 Easter bombings

On April 21, 2019, nine suicide bombers belonging to the local Islamist extremist group National Thawheed Jamaat (NTJ) linked to ISIS carried out a series of blasts that tore through three churches and as many luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, killing 270 people.

4 years ago·Mumbai, India

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