Man arrested in Sri Lanka over false bomb threat tip

By Xinhua News Agency

Apr 24, 2023 12:10 am

COLOMBO: Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly provided false information about an impending bomb attack in Akurana, a predominantly Muslim area in the South Asian country.

According to a statement released by the police, the suspect called the online emergency complaint system on April 19 and anonymously provided false information about a bomb threat to mosques in Akurana during Muslim devotees' prayers in the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan.

FALSE ALARM A policeman walks past while Sri Lankans demonstrate on the fourth anniversary of the Easter Sunday bombings, outside St. Anthony’s church in Colombo on Friday, April 21, 2023. Sri Lankan police on Saturday arrested a 21-year-old man who allegedly provided false information about an impending bomb attack in Akurana, a predominantly Muslim area in the South Asian country. AFP PHOTO

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