COLOMBO, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's police on Monday said security has been beefed up in all churches across the Asian country over the second anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombings in 2019, which killed over 250 people and injured at least 500 others.
Police spokesperson DIG Ajith Rohana said authorities were informed that various religious masses, activities, and events had been planned to remember victims in the blasts on April 21, 2019, and as a result additional security personnel have been deployed in all churches islandwide.
"The Police Headquarters has issued a special message to the officers-in-charge (OICs) of police stations and senior officers of territorial divisions including Senior DIGs, DIGs, SSPs and SPs to monitor the situation," Rohana said.
"We have informed all stations to provide maximum security in respect of events," he added.
The Easter terror attack by suicide bombers in April 2019 was one of the worst violent incidents recorded in Sri Lanka's history. Sri Lankan authorities have said probe into the blasts is still continuing and that they have identified and taken into custody masterminds behind the violence. Enditem