Sri Lanka arrests three suspected of plot to attack Israeli tourists

Police in Sri Lanka have arrested three people on suspicion of planning to attack Israeli tourists on the Indian ocean island, a government minister said on Thursday. Authorities said on Wednesday they had increased patrols around Arugam Bay, a popular surfing destination in the country’s east, after receiving intelligence from another country about a possible terrorist threat to Israeli travellers. Three Sri Lankans have been taken into custody and are now being interrogated, said Minister of Public Security and Foreign Affairs Vijitha Herath.