Sri Lanka: all Catholic churches closed after another explosion

Nail new explosion in Sri Lanka it triggered the alarms this Thursday, April 25 after Easter Sunday attacks that they left 359 dead. The incident occurred 40 km from the capital Colombo, "in a field behind the Pugoda courthouse," said the local police spokesman. Ruwan Gunasekera, according to the newspaper The world. Until now, no casualties have been recorded.

Religious authorities reported yesterday that all Catholic churches in the country will remain closed. "On the advice of the security forces, we will keep all the churches closed," said Wednesday a senior local church official in a statement to the agency. AFP, and He said that "there will be no public mbad until a new order".

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The Bandaranaike International Airport, located outside the capital, also decided to temporarily suspend its operations, after the police found a "suspect vehicle parked in the parking lot"According to the Sri Lankan Air Force, an alleged threat has led authorities to arrest Central Bank workers" for a security alert ".

Kamikazes on Sunday attacked the Christian minority of the island of South Asia in three churches that officiated during Easter Mbad, causing a bloodbath. At the same time, there were explosions in three luxury hotels. The attacks left 359 dead and about 500 wounded, according to the last official balance to date.

The Asian government believes there would be a local Islamist movement behind the attacks: the National Therapist Jama & # 39; ath (NTJ), although the jihadist Islamic State (IS) organization claimed the attacks in a video.

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This week, the country in southern India has undertaken a huge search for suspects. For this, the army has deployed thousands of additional soldiers to support the police in this search. According to AFP. In the early hours of Thursday, April 25, 16 people were arrested, bringing to 75 the number of detainees since Sunday.

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