Colombo: One of the Easter Sunday suicide bombers, who attempted to bomb the luxury Taj Samudra hotel here, was radicalised by British-Pakistani radical preacher Anjem Choudary while he was studying at a university in London, according to a media report.
LD RIOTS Several arrested as parts of Lanka remain under indefinite curfew after communal riots Colombo: Nearly two dozen people were arrested on Tuesday even as parts of Sri Lanka were under indefinite curfew after a man was killed by majority Sinhalese mobs who set on fire Muslim-owned shops and vehicles and vandalised mosques in an escalating backlash following the Easter terror attacks.
4 policemen killed, 11 injured in blast in Pakistan Karachi: A powerful remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Pakistan’s Balochistan province has killed four policemen and injured 11 others, the second major attack to rock the restive region in the last three days.
To be a Sri Lankan is to be Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim, Christian: UN United Nations: The UN has voiced alarm over the spate of communal violence in Sri Lanka since the Easter Sunday bombings and urged the government and religious groups not to tolerate the spread of prejudice and hate, emphasising that “to be a Sri Lankan” is to be a Buddhist, Hindu, Muslim and Christian. By Yoshita Singh FGN15 US-TRUMP-LD RAMZAN
Ramzan is “very special”: says Trump, condemns New Zealand, Sri Lanka terror attacks Washington: Ramzan is a “very special” month during which people seek tolerance and peace, US President Donald Trump has said as he hosted an iftaar party at the White House and expressed grief over the gruesome terrorist attacks in New Zealand and Sri Lanka. By Lalit K Jha
Sri Lanka President bans NTJ, two other Islamist extremist organisations Colombo: Sri Lankan government has banned three Islamist extremist groups, including the National Thowheeth Jama’ath (NTJ) that carried out the country’s worth terror attack on Easter Sunday in which over 250 people were killed.
Asian markets tumble after Wall St battering as China retaliates Hong Kong: Asian markets extended a global sell-off Tuesday following hefty losses on Wall Street that came in response to China’s hike in tariffs on $60 billion of US imports, ramping up tensions in a trade war between the global economic titans.
Major Saudi pipeline attacked by drones: minister Riyadh: Two pumping stations on a major Saudi oil pipeline were attacked by drones on Tuesday, halting the flow of crude along it, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said. Step-change’ in energy investment needed to meet climate goals: IEA Paris: The world must double spending on renewable power and slash investment in oil and coal by 2030 to keep the Paris climate treaty temperature targets in play, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday.
