Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief arrested in connection with 2019 Easter Sunday bombings

Sri Lanka’s former intelligence chief has been arrested in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings that killed 279 people, including 45 foreigners, a police spokesman said. Suresh Sallay was arrested on Wednesday by the Criminal Investigation Department, spokesman Fredrick Wootler said. The co-ordinated suicide bombings targeted three upmarket hotels in Colombo, two Roman Catholic churches, and an evangelical Protestant church outside the city. The attacks were blamed on a homegrown jihadist group. The department is investigating possible “links or lapses” by Mr Salley in connection with the attacks, Mr Wootler said.