Sri Lanka's former president Maithripala Sirisena has been summoned by a presidential probe panel on August 26 to record his statement on the deadly Easter Sunday attacks, officials said on Monday.

Sri Lanka Easter attack probe panel summons former president Maithripala Sirisena

The select committee of Sri Lankan Parliament on the Easter Sunday terror attack on April 21 has said that the Indian High Commission and a hotel frequented by Indians was the target of the attacks that killed more than 250 people including 40 foreigners.

Indian High Commission was a target: Sri Lanka Parliament report on Easter attacks

Sri Lanka's Easter attacks that killed 258 people were carried out by local terrorists who drew inspiration from but were not linked to the Islamic State(IS) group, a top investigator said Wednesday.

Easter attack bombers not linked Islamic State, NTJ persuaded terror group to claim blasts: Sri Lanka investigators

Sri Lanka's President has sacked the national intelligence chief and will not cooperate with a parliamentary investigation into security lapses before the Easter suicide bombings, officials said Saturday.

Sri Lanka President Sirisena sacks intelligence chief over Easter attacks probe