Sri Lanka's president suspended the chief of police on Monday and appointed a new defence secretary in a shake-up of the shell-shocked country's security services following the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
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(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 07, 2017, Sri Lanka police chief Pujith Jayasundara (R) launches the first on-line service delivery of the Sri Lankan police at the headquarters in Colombo. - Sri Lanka's President on April 29 suspended his police chief over his alleged failure to prevent Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253 people and named a successor to lead investigations. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)
2019-04-30 11:08:12
Sri Lanka's president suspended the chief of police on Monday and appointed a new defence secretary in a shake-up of the shell-shocked country's security services following the Easter Sunday terror attacks.
Intelligence warnings from abroad alerting to possible attacks by Islamist extremists were ignored ahead of the multiple bombings of churches and upscale hotels on April 21 that killed 253 people and injured nearly 500.
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