Sri Lanka's President Asks Top Security Officials to Resign After Easter Bombings

Apr 25, 2019, 12:35 PM


(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) — Sri Lanka's president has asked for the resignations of the defense secretary and national police chief, a dramatic internal shake-up after security forces shrugged off intelligence reports warning of possible attacks before Easter bombings that killed over 350 people, the president's office said Wednesday.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka) — Sri Lanka's president has asked for the resignations of the defense secretary and national police chief, a dramatic internal shake-up after security forces shrugged off intelligence reports warning of possible attacks before Easter bombings that killed over 350 people, the president's office said Wednesday.