Muslims in Sri Lanka were urged to pray at home on Friday and not attend mosques or churches after the State Intelligence Services warned of possible car bomb attacks, amid fears of retaliatory violence for the Easter Sunday bombings.

Sri Lankans urged to avoid mosques, churches amid fears of more attacks

Britain on Thursday warned against "all but essential travel" to Sri Lanka following the terror attacks on Sunday that claimed 253 lives according to the latest toll.

Britain warns against 'all but essential travel' to Sri Lanka

The Muslim community in the Sri Lankan city of Negombo said that they are living in fear of reprisals by their Christian neighbours. Watch this video to know more.

Fear of communal tension grips Sri Lanka

Two of the nine suicide bombers involved in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka were members of a prominent family in Colombo, sources have told CNN. The brothers, identified as Imsath Ahmed Ibrahim and Ilham Ahmed Ibrahim, were sons of spice merchant Mohamed Ibrahim.

Sri Lanka blasts: Two Colombo suicide bombers identified as millionaire businessman's sons

Fresh details are emerging about SL terror attacks. Perpetrators are educated, wealthy & well-travelled.

Sri Lanka on Easter Massacre: Probe continues

Palki explains why SL's attempt to project the Easter terror attacks as a retaliation for Christchurch Church attacks is on a weak footing. Watch this video to know more.

Gravitas: How credible is Lanka's theory linking Easter attacks to Christchurch attacks

Now Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena says that security officials did not share the intelligence on Easter attacks with him. So who is in charge of Sri Lanka? Why are politicians squabbling with each other when a country is in crisis? Palki raises some crucial questions.

Gravitas: Country is in crisis, but Sri Lanka's politicians engage in a bitter blame game

All of Sri Lanka's Catholic churches have been ordered to stay closed and suspend services until security improves after deadly Easter bombings, a senior priest told on Thursday.

All Sri Lanka Catholic church services suspended, says senior priest

As a state of emergency took effect Tuesday giving the Sri Lankan military war-time powers, police arrested 60 suspects, including the driver of a van allegedly used by suicide bombers involved in deadly Easter bombings.

Sri Lanka blasts: 60 suspects arrested, 32 in CID custody

The National Security Council has gone on to impose a conditional State of Emergency with articles on combating terrorism to come into effect at midnight on 22 April. Watch video to know more.

Sri Lanka blasts: Government addressing press conference 3 days after blasts

Death Toll Rises To 321 As Sri Lanka Faces Its Biggest Crisis Since The Civil War. ISIS Claims Responsibility ISIS claims responsibility for the Sri Lanka terror attacks on Sunday. Sri Lankan government believes that the suicide bombings were a retaliation to the New Zealand terror attacks in March. Palki sums up the latest

Gravitas: Sri Lanka Easter massacre; ISIS claims responsibility

The Attacks In Sri Lanka Matter Happened In India's Own Backyard. Besides That, The Presence Of ISIS In The Island Nation Should Ring An Alarm To New Delhi With the presence of ISIS in Sri Lanka, is it time for India to involve itself in the probe to find out the perpetrators of the SL terror attacks? Palki tells us why India cannot afford to ignore the situation in Sri Lanka.

Gravitas: Sri Lanka terror attacks; Why it matters for India?

The body of eight-year-old Zayan Chowdhury, grandson of a cousin of Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, arrived at Dhaka airport Wednesday and was promptly sent over to the house of his grandfather, parliament member Sheikh Salim.

Body of eight-year old blast victim related to Bangladeshi PM arrives home from Sri Lanka

A day after Sri Lankan authorities released CCTV footage of suspected suicide bomber behind the St Sebastian's church blast, a local channel aired surveillance footage purportedly showing two suspected suicide bombers walking through the Shangri-La hotel in Colombo as they denoted the bombs.

CCTV footage shows suspected suicide bombers behind Shangri-La hotel blasts

The death toll from series of deadly attacks in Sri Lanka has risen to 359 after several people died overnight due to injuries, police said on Wednesday. One of the nine bombers that detonated explosives was a woman, deputy defence minister Ruwan Wijewardene told reporters on Wednesday.

Woman among nine suicide bombers, says Sri Lanka minister as death toll rises to 359

The National Security Council has gone on to impose a conditional State of Emergency with articles on combating terrorism to come into effect at midnight on 22 April.

Sri Lanka blasts: Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene talks to WION

Funeral prayers were held at St. Sebastian's Church in Negombo on Tuesday ahead of a mass burial for the victims of Easter Sunday bombings. Mourners and relatives of the victims brought flowers to the funeral service and prayed with the clergy as coffins were being carried in and out of the church.

Sri Lanka Blasts: Hundreds gather in St. Sebastian Church of Negombo, Pray for deceased

National day of mourning in Sri Lanka after 2 days of blasts, Till yet 310 are dead & more than 500 injured. National emergency has been announced in Sri Lanka for high security purposes.

Sri Lanka Blasts: National day of mourning in Sri Lanka, 310 dead & more than 500 injured

A Car bomb blast was recorded in WION's camera as well during ground reporting in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka Blasts: Car bomb blast recorded in WION's camera during ground reporting from Colombo

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka which killed 321 people and injured about 500 others, the group's AMAQ news agency said on Tuesday.

Sri Lanka blasts: ISIS owns up to attack that killed 321 people

Muslim brothers from a wealthy Sri Lankan family plotted and carried out two of the Easter suicide blasts in Colombo that killed more than 320 people, police sources told AFP Tuesday amid growing questions on whether the attackers received foreign help.

Fourth planned Sri Lanka hotel attack failed: Sources

Survivors of suicide bomb attacks on churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka that killed 321 people recounted the horrors of the blasts and buried their dead relatives, as the first images of a suspected bomber were released by authorities on Tuesday (April 23).

Survivors recount horrors of blast and bury dead relatives

Sri Lankan government has blamed hardline Islamist group National Thowheed Jamath for the Easter terror attacks.

Gravitas: Is National Thowheed Jamath responsible for Sri Lanka bomb blasts

Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena's office on Monday declared a state of emergency from midnight Monday following the deadly blasts on Easter Sunday. A statement released by the President's Media Division (PMD) said the decision was taken to ensure the safety of citizens and the president had also declared April 23 a National Day of Mourning. The death toll from the multiple explosions on Sunday has risen to 290 and the number of injured was more than 500.

Sri Lanka declares state of emergency after deadly explosions

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