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Sri Lanka sentences ex-police chief to death

A Sri Lankan court has sentenced former police chief Pujith Jayasundara and former Defence Ministry official Hemasiri Fernando to death for criminal negligence over the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings. The coordinated attacks on churches and hotels killed more than 260 people and remain among the country's deadliest terror attacks

2 Aug 2026 8:26 am