Sri Lanka ends emergency four months after Easter attacks

President Maithripala Sirisena has been extending the emergency on 22nd of each month since April 21 attacks on 3 hotels and 3 churches.

Lankan Easter attacks inspired from Jihadi group, no IS link: Investigator

President Maithripala Sirisena has said the attacks were the work of international drug dealers to sabotage his anti-narcotics drive.

NTJ leader Zahran Hashim made a video with fellow NTJ members pledging allegiance to ISIL leader Abu Bakr Al-Bagdadi.

Tourism industry officials said there have seen 70 per cent cancellations of prior bookings after the attacks.

The Islamic State group also claimed responsibility for the attacks.

The statement comes amid a nationwide narcotics crackdown, with President aiming to reintroduce capital punishment for drug offences.

Modi paid a stopover visit to the island nation earlier this month on his way back to India from the Maldives.

The ISIS terror group claimed the attacks, but the government blamed the local terror group NTJ for the bombings.

Fernando handed over his resignation letter Thursday on a request made by President Sirisena, Colombo Gazette reported.