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12 More Indians Arrested In Suspected Cybercrime Case In Sri Lanka: Report
At least 12 Indian nationals suspected to be involved in cybercrimes were arrested and their equipment seized during a raid in central Sri Lanka, a media report said on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Security Forces Raid Main Protest Camp As New President Takes Over
Hundreds of Sri Lankan soldiers and police raided the main anti-government protest camp in the country's capital early Friday and began tearing down tents of unarmed activists, an AFP reporter said.
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22 Places In Tamil Nadu Raided In Connection With Sri Lankan Narco Mafia
Searches were carried out by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at 22 locations of Tamil Nadu in connection with the Sri Lankan narco mafia.
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Sri Lanka Protesters Raid President's Home, Evacuated Earlier: Sources
Sri Lanka's beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in the capital Saturday, a top defence source told AFP, before television footage showed protesters demanding the leader's resignation storming the compound.
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Possible Attacks On Buddhist Temples, Sri Lankan Intelligence Reports
Female bombers posing as devotees may have been planning to attack Sri Lanka's Buddhist temples after authorities seized white clothes from a house that was raided following Easter Sunday blasts, a media report said today.
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Sri Lanka Bomb Suspect's Sister Fears 18 Relatives Killed In Gun Battle
The sister of the suspected ringleader of Sri Lanka's deadly April 21 Easter Sunday bombings has said that up to 18 of her family members are missing and feared dead since the attacks and subsequent raids, the media reported.
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Headquarters Of Terror Group, Allegedly Behind Sri Lanka Blasts, Raided
Sri Lankan police raided the headquarters of aterror group founded by the suspected ringleader behind the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels, a Reuters witness said, as Sunday mass was cancelled due to fears of further attacks.
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Raids In Kerala Amid Probe Against ISIS Unit, 3 Suspects Questioned
Three residents of Kasaragod and Palakkad districts are being questioned by the National Investigation Agency as part of a probe into ISIS recruitments from Kerala. Incriminating evidence was said to have been recovered during raids at their homes today.
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ISIS Claims 3 Of Its Terrorists Blew Themselves In Sri Lankan Raids
The ISIS group has claimed responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police, the militant group said in a statement.
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Sri Lanka Town Was Suspicious Of Newcomers, Then Mayhem As Hideout Raided
They arrived a day or two after the Easter Sunday bombings and moved into a low-slung house behind a high wall and black metal gate, unloading boxes from a pale gray minivan.
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Sri Lanka Bans 2 Terror Groups After Blasts That Killed Over 250
Sri Lanka's president on Saturday outlawed two terror groups suspected to be behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels while the wife and child of the suspected ringleader were wounded during a military raid in safe house, his family and police said.
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6 Children Among 15 Killed In Raids On ISIS Hideout In Sri Lanka: Police
Fifteen people including six children have died during a Sri Lankan security forces operation in the aftermath of the Easter attacks, as three cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up and others were shot dead, police said Saturday.
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Lankan Forces Raid Town With Blasts Suspects, Gunfight Breaks Out
Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253, as shooting erupted in the east during a raid.
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3 Suspects Arrested With 21 Hand Grenades, 6 Swords In Sri Lanka
Police in Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested three suspects during a raid in Colombo and seized 21 hand grenades, six swords and a van.
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Sri Lanka Seizes 200 kilogrammes Of Heroin In Massive Raid
Sri Lankan police on Thursday made one of their biggest heroin hauls in years, days after unidentified gunmen shot dead an anti-narcotics agent near Colombo.
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12 More Indians Arrested In Suspected Cybercrime Case In Sri Lanka: Report
At least 12 Indian nationals suspected to be involved in cybercrimes were arrested and their equipment seized during a raid in central Sri Lanka, a media report said on Tuesday.
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Sri Lanka Security Forces Raid Main Protest Camp As New President Takes Over
Hundreds of Sri Lankan soldiers and police raided the main anti-government protest camp in the country's capital early Friday and began tearing down tents of unarmed activists, an AFP reporter said.
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22 Places In Tamil Nadu Raided In Connection With Sri Lankan Narco Mafia
Searches were carried out by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) at 22 locations of Tamil Nadu in connection with the Sri Lankan narco mafia.
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Sri Lanka Protesters Raid President's Home, Evacuated Earlier: Sources
Sri Lanka's beleaguered President Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled his official residence in the capital Saturday, a top defence source told AFP, before television footage showed protesters demanding the leader's resignation storming the compound.
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Possible Attacks On Buddhist Temples, Sri Lankan Intelligence Reports
Female bombers posing as devotees may have been planning to attack Sri Lanka's Buddhist temples after authorities seized white clothes from a house that was raided following Easter Sunday blasts, a media report said today.
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Sri Lanka Bomb Suspect's Sister Fears 18 Relatives Killed In Gun Battle
The sister of the suspected ringleader of Sri Lanka's deadly April 21 Easter Sunday bombings has said that up to 18 of her family members are missing and feared dead since the attacks and subsequent raids, the media reported.
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Headquarters Of Terror Group, Allegedly Behind Sri Lanka Blasts, Raided
Sri Lankan police raided the headquarters of aterror group founded by the suspected ringleader behind the Easter suicide bombings of churches and hotels, a Reuters witness said, as Sunday mass was cancelled due to fears of further attacks.
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Raids In Kerala Amid Probe Against ISIS Unit, 3 Suspects Questioned
Three residents of Kasaragod and Palakkad districts are being questioned by the National Investigation Agency as part of a probe into ISIS recruitments from Kerala. Incriminating evidence was said to have been recovered during raids at their homes today.
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ISIS Claims 3 Of Its Terrorists Blew Themselves In Sri Lankan Raids
The ISIS group has claimed responsibility for three men who blew themselves up in clashes with Sri Lankan police, the militant group said in a statement.
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Sri Lanka Town Was Suspicious Of Newcomers, Then Mayhem As Hideout Raided
They arrived a day or two after the Easter Sunday bombings and moved into a low-slung house behind a high wall and black metal gate, unloading boxes from a pale gray minivan.
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Sri Lanka Bans 2 Terror Groups After Blasts That Killed Over 250
Sri Lanka's president on Saturday outlawed two terror groups suspected to be behind the suicide bombings on churches and hotels while the wife and child of the suspected ringleader were wounded during a military raid in safe house, his family and police said.
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6 Children Among 15 Killed In Raids On ISIS Hideout In Sri Lanka: Police
Fifteen people including six children have died during a Sri Lankan security forces operation in the aftermath of the Easter attacks, as three cornered suicide bombers blew themselves up and others were shot dead, police said Saturday.
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Lankan Forces Raid Town With Blasts Suspects, Gunfight Breaks Out
Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to ISIS, which claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253, as shooting erupted in the east during a raid.
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3 Suspects Arrested With 21 Hand Grenades, 6 Swords In Sri Lanka
Police in Sri Lanka on Thursday arrested three suspects during a raid in Colombo and seized 21 hand grenades, six swords and a van.
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Sri Lanka Seizes 200 kilogrammes Of Heroin In Massive Raid
Sri Lankan police on Thursday made one of their biggest heroin hauls in years, days after unidentified gunmen shot dead an anti-narcotics agent near Colombo.
