ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation·3 min read·medium
Sri Lanka court sentences former police chief and ex official to death over 2019 Easter bombings
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A Sri Lankan court has sentenced a former police chief and a former defense official to death for failing to prevent the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The attacks, which killed over 260 people, were linked to intelligence failures despite prior warnings.
Former Sri Lanka police chief Pujith Jayasundara at St. Anthony's church, one of the sites hit by the Easter Sunday explosions, in 2019. ( AP: Eranga Jayawardena )
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