Sunday 29 / December / 2024
Colombo: Tomorrow (23 April) has been declared a day of national mourning for the victims of the Easter Sunday terror attacks in Sri Lanka, according to state media.
Sri Lankan authorities ordered a curfew in the capital, Colombo, for a second day on Monday, from 8 pm to 4 am on Tuesday, the government information department said, a day after a string of bombs killed 290 people and wounded about 500.
The decision was made by the island nation's President Maithripala Sirisena.
Sirisena also announced the appointment of a three-member committee to investigate the attacks, which killed at least 290 people. The committee includes Supreme Court judge Vijith Malalgoda, former ministry secretary Dadmasiri Jayamanna and former IGP N.K. Ilangakoon.
