Sri Lankan Defence Secretary has resigned amidst continuing security threats in the country following Sunday’s attacks even as the death toll has been revised to 253, including 40 foreigners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hemasiri \nFernando was asked to resign following reports that security agencies \nfailed to act on intelligence inputs about the attacks.The country\u2019s \nhealth department revised the death toll to 253, against 359 reported \nearlier owing to error in count of bodies as several were badly \nmutilated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Meanwhile, security situation remained fragile with \nreports of some miscreants trying to launch fresh attacks. Church mass \nand mosque prayers have been cancelled for Friday amidst threats of more\n attacks as some of the suspects may be on the loose.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Several \nsearch operations are underway and police check posts have been set up \nto search suspicious vehicles. Over 80 suspects have been taken into \ncustody and are interrogation for their links to terrorist \norganisations, including ISIS. Police issued an appeal for information \non three women and one man suspected of involvement in the attacks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The\n U.S. embassy in Colombo in a message said terrorist groups continue \nplotting possible attacks in Sri Lanka. Few countries including Britain \nand Israel have issued travel advisories against travel to the country \nin wake of security situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three persons were arrested on \nThursday in Colombo along with several locally manufactured hand \ngrenades and swords while another 198 detonators were recovered during \nsearch operations. President Maithripala Sirisena has said that \narrangements have been made to set up a Joint Operation Command to \ntackle the latest terrorist threats and called for overhaul of entire \nsecurity establishment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In related development, a Muslim \norganization stated that they will not accept the bodies of suicide \nbombers who carried out the Easter Day attacks.All Ceylon Jamiyyathul \nUlama also appealed to Muslim women to cooperate and identify themselves\n and remove their face veil whenever it is necessary. \n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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