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Sri Lanka Arrests Ex-Spy Chief over 2019 Easter Bombings
Suresh Sallay faces conspiracy charges related to the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people, amid probes into alleged links to former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa's election bid.
- Sri Lanka's former intelligence chief, retired Major General Suresh Sallay, was arrested in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners.
- The coordinated bombings targeted three upmarket hotels in the capital Colombo, two Roman Catholic churches, and an evangelical Protestant church, and were blamed on a homegrown jihadist group.
- While local jihadists were held responsible, Sallay was accused of orchestrating the attack and was dismissed after Anura Kumara Dissanayake became president in 2024, promising prosecutions related to the bombings.
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Sri Lanka’s ex-intelligence chief Sallay arrested for ‘conspiracy’ linked to 2019 Easter Sunday bombings
Retd Major General Suresh Sallay was accused of having prior knowledge of the attacks and allowing it to influence the presidential elections in favour of Rajapakasa.
·New Delhi, India
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In Sri Lanka, former head of intelligence, Suresh Sallay, was arrested on Wednesday 25 February in Colombo, accused of inciting suicide attacks on Easter Sunday in 2019 for electoral purposes, resulting in 279 deaths and over 500 injuries in hotels and churches across the country.
·Paris, France
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Sri Lanka arrests ex-spy chief for role in 2019 Easter bombings claimed by Islamic State
Sri Lankan authorities have arrested retired Major General Suresh Sallay, the former head of the State Intelligence Service, in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombings.
·Mumbai, India
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