13 Maldivians arrested in Sri Lanka, 8 still in custody: media reports

Local media Mihaaru reported that a total of eight Maldivians are in custody in Sri Lanka, which issued a state of emergency after the multiple bombings on Easter Sunday.

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Military personnel keep watch outside the St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 23, 2019, two days after a series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. - Sri Lankans across the island nation observed three minutes of silence early April 23 to pay tribute to nearly 300 people killed in a string of suicide attacks. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP)

Shahudha Mohamed

2019-04-30 14:37:12

Local media Mihaaru reported that a total of eight Maldivians are in custody in Sri Lanka, which issued a state of emergency after the multiple bombings on Easter Sunday.

An official of Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated that the three recently arrested individuals were remanded for seven days, but no further details were revealed.

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