COLOMBO: Sri Lanka has filed 23,270 charges against 25 people in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday suicide bombing attacks on churches and hotels that killed 269 people, the president’s office said on Wednesday .
Two local groups that had pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group were blamed for the six near-simultaneous attacks on Apr 21, 2019. The blasts targeted three churches and three hotels. That led to the election of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa later in 2019 on a platform of national security. He said he believes that the real conspirators are still at large and has accused authorities of trying to shield the masterminds.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more: