Most Maldivians in Sri Lanka detained over expired visas: media reports

Most of the Maldivians detained in Sri Lanka after the Easter attacks were arrested over expired visas, local media reports.

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A Sri Lankan Navy personnel guards a road blocked near the port in Colombo on April 27, 2019, following a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka. - 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 on April 27. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Fathmath Shaahunaz

2019-05-01 15:39:37

Most of the Maldivians detained in Sri Lanka after the Easter attacks were arrested over expired visas, local media reports.

Sri Lankan police arrested 13 Maldivians amidst the ongoing state of emergency in the country. Currently, eight individuals are still in custody.

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