By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR Asia regional correspondent | Sunday Observer

By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR Asia regional correspondent

Pic caption Sri Lankan soldiers secure St. Anthony Shrine after an attack in Colombo on Sunday. At least 290 people were killed and over 450 injured in eight blasts across the country. © AP
Terror attacks in Lanka expose new security threat
COLOMBO -- As Sri Lanka comes to grips with its worst carnage in a decade, with a terrorist bombing spree on Sunday killing nearly 300 people and leaving more than 450 injured, early evidence points to a new security threat for the strategically located South Asian island still recovering from decades of bloody conflict. Insiders in the country’s security establishment...
28 April, 2019
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