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All suspects in Sri Lanka bombings arrested or dead, says acting police chief

Policeman stands guard outside sealed office of National Tawheed Jamaath
Policeman stands guard outside sealed office of National Tawheed Jamaath Copyright  REUTERS/Danish Siddiqui
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All suspected plotters and those directly linked to Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings have either been arrested or are dead, the country's acting police chief said on Monday.

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All suspected plotters and those directly linked to Sri Lanka's Easter Sunday bombings have either been arrested or are dead, the country's acting police chief said on Monday.

In an audio statement circulated by the defence ministry, Chandana Wickramaratne, the acting Inspector General of Police, said security forces had also confiscated bomb-making material intended for future use by the militants involved in the attacks, which killed more than 250 people.

Sri Lankan authorities have said the bombings were believed to have been carried out by two little-known local Islamist groups, the National Tawheed Jamaath (NTJ) and Jamathei Millathu Ibrahim (JMI).

 Islamic State claimed responsibility but produced no evidence to support this.

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