Sri Lanka arrests ex-spy chief over 2019 Easter bombings

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan investigators arrested a former intelligence chief on Wednesday, the most high-profile official netted in the long-running investigation into the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. Police said retired Major General Suresh Sallay was taken into custody at dawn in a suburb of the capital, Colombo. “He was arrested for conspiracy and aiding and abetting the Easter Sunday attacks,” an investigating officer told AFP. “He has been in touch with people involved in the attacks, even rec...

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