US charges 3 Sri Lankans in 2019 Easter Sunday terror attacks
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Arul Louis ( IANS)
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Colombo, April 22, 2019 (Xinhua) -- People work at a blast scene at St. Anthony's Church in Kochchikade in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 21, 2019. The death toll from the multiple blasts that ripped through Sri Lanka on Sunday rose to 228 while 450 other. Image Source: IANS News
New York, Jan 10 : A US federal prosecutor has charged three Sri Lankans at a Los Angeles court in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday terrorist attacks on the island nation that killed 268 people, including five Americans.
The Justice Department said on Friday that the three men, who are members of the ISIS in Sri Lanka, have been charged with "conspiring to provide, providing, and attempting to provide material support" to a foreign terrorist organisation.