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The archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, had wanted to resume regular mass from May 5, but the new information made them put it off indefinitely, his spokesman said on Thursday. (Reuters/Chris Helgren)
COLOMBO

Sri Lanka mass cancelled over ‘specific attack threat’

The Church had planned to resume Sunday public services for the first time since the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 257 people

  • Amal Jayasinghe
3 min read
A soldier keeps guard as nuns walk out of St. Sebastian Church in Negombo, Sri Lanka. (Reuters/Danish Siddiqui)
AMAL JAYASINGHE

Sri Lanka Catholics to resume mass two weeks after attacks

All public services by Sri Lanka’s Christian minority were cancelled after the April 21 suicide attacks

  • Amal Jayasinghe
3 min read
Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena said he would oversee a ‘complete restructure’ of police and security forces in ‘coming weeks’. (Reuters/Dinuka Liyanawatte)
AMAQ NEWS PORTAL

Sri Lankan president vows security shake-up over attacks

Tensions over alleged intelligence failures escalate as ISIL claims responsibility for deadly Easter Sunday blasts

  • Agency
4 min read
Sri Lanka’s government began interviewing 47 potential hangmen.(Reuters/Suhaib Salem)
AGENCY

Sri Lanka interviews 47 potential hangmen

47 male applicants would be interviewed on Wednesday and Thursday, after the government advertised the vacancies in February

  • Agency
2 min read