According to the General Secretary of Parliament, a special party leaders meeting is set to be held today at 2 pm.

The Government Analyst’s Department has confirmed that the attack on the three churches and the hotels in Colombo had been carried out by suicide bombers.

Sri Lanka Police says that 24 suspects have been arrested so far in connection with the series of explosions in the county yesterday.

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said several U.S. citizens died in the Easter Sunday terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka.

The death toll for the Easter Sunday terror attacks has risen to 290 by Monday morning with 500 have been injured, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.

The Sri Lanka Air Force has seized 152 T56 live ammunition in an emergency search operation in Diyatalawa.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang on Sunday sent condolence messages to their Sri Lankan counterparts, respectively, after multiple deadly attacks shook the country.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, last night, addressing the media, at Temple Trees, said that all measures would be taken to wipe out terrorism and ensure that incidents like what took place on Easter Sunday would not occur again.

At the stroke of midnight in Paris, the Eiffel Tower went dark to honor the more than 200 people who died in the Sri Lanka bomb attacks.

A van allegedly used to transport suspects and explosives was taken into custody in Wellawatte this evening, police said.

Sri Lanka’s defence minister says seven suspects have been arrested following a series of bombings that killed at least 290 people and wounded about 500 in churches and hotels on Easter Sunday.

The Sri Lankan government declared a curfew with immediate effect, junior defense minister Ruwan Wijewardene

President Maithripala Sirisena has instructed the Inspector General of Police (IGP) to impose police curfew across the island with effect from 6.00 p.m. today until 6.00 a.m. tomorrow, President’s Secretary Udara R. Seneviratne said.

Another explosion is reported from the Maha Wila Udyanaya area in Dematagoda.

Another blast is reported from a reception hall near the Zoological Garden in Dehiwala.

All government schools will be closed on 22nd and 23rd of April due to the ongoing terror situation, the Education Ministry said.