Eighty-nine arrested over Easter day attacks

Eighty-nine arrested over Easter day attacks

May 20, 2019   03:59 pm

Eighty-nine suspects have been arrested over the Easter Sunday bomb attacks stated Police Media Spokesperson SP Ruwan Gunasekara.

Among the 89 arrestees, 69 are currently under the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), he said.

Meanwhile, 20 arrested suspects are under the custody of the Terrorism Investigation Division (TID).

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