Colombo, Feb 25, 2026 (AFP) - Ex-intelligence chief arrested over 2019 Sri Lanka Easter attacks: police

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Sri Lanka's former intelligence chief, Major General Suresh Sallay, was arrested Wednesday in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, police said. "He was arrested for conspiracy and aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday attacks," an investigating officer told AFP. aj/pjm/mjw ...

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