No Armenians hurt in deadly Sri Lanka bombings

No Armenians hurt in deadly Sri Lanka bombings
April 22, 2019 - 16:25 AMT

PanARMENIAN.Net - No Armenian citizens or nationals were among the casualties of the deadly terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, the Armenian embassy in India reveals.

The Armenian Foreign Ministry said in a tweet Monday, April 22 that the embassy will provide more details if necessary.

The Sri Lankan police have arrested 24 people in connection with a series of devastating suicide bombings at hotels and churches on Easter Sunday that left nearly 300 people dead and more than 500 injured.

No one has claimed responsibility for the attacks, but a police officer alerted security officials in an advisory 10 days ago about a threat to churches from a radical Islamist group, National Thowheeth Jama’ath. The authorities, however, failed to act on the information, government officials said.

A nationwide curfew was lifted on Monday morning, but major social media and messaging services, including Facebook and WhatsApp, remained blocked by the government to curb the spread of misinformation.

Related links:
Armenian foreign ministry's tweet
 Top stories
Armenian, Azerbaijan Foreign Ministers attending NATO partner summitArmenian, Azerbaijan Foreign Ministers attending NATO partner summit
The foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan, Ararat Mirzoyan and Jeyhun Bayramov, have arrived in Washington.
CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions”CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions”
The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions.
Armenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since JanuaryArmenian cemetery in Fresno hit by arsons six times since January
Six total incidents have burned 19 old-growth trees. Friday night 8 trees were torched along the beautiful main entrance.
EU says not planning military drills with ArmeniaEU says not planning military drills with Armenia
The EU does not intend to conduct military exercises with Armenia, Lead Spokesperson for EU Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Peter Stano says.
Partner news
 Articles
Azerbaijan's brutal beheadings and torture of Armenians

A non-exhaustive summary of war crimes

 Most popular in the section
Titus, Bilirakis lead legislation to sanction Azerbaijani war criminals
Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty
Scholz hopes Armenia-Azerbaijan peace treaty will be signed this year
Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process
Home
All news
Overview: Foreign Policy & Diaspora
Archive for April 22, 2019
Other news in this section
 Latest news
Viva sees growing demand for cloud services In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud services
Turkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.
Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats.
Balance of attached cards in the Idram&IDBank app From now on, users will be able to view the online balances of cards issued by ArCa system banks and attached to the app.
---