The United Kingdom has offered Sri Lanka its assistance in investigating the series of terrorist attacks that rocked the South Asian nation on Easter Sunday, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 23rd April, 2019) The United Kingdom has offered Sri Lanka its assistance in investigating the series of terrorist attacks that rocked the South Asian nation on Easter Sunday, UK Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said on Tuesday."Last night I told Sri Lankan [Foreign Minister] Tilak Marapana the whole world is feeling Sri Lanka's grief & offered UK help for investigation. Today Whitehall flags lowered in solidarity [with Sri Lankan] day of mourning & specialist Met Police now in Colombo to support Brits & help bring loved ones home," he tweeted.
The island nation is recovering from a series of coordinated attacks at churches and luxury hotels that killed at least 321 people and injured 500 more on Sunday. These are the worst attacks the country has faced since the end of its 25-year-old civil war. Earlier on Tuesday, the Islamic State (IS, terrorist group banned in Russia) reportedly claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Sri Lanka launched a criminal investigation immediately after the attacks, already having arrested 40 suspects.
Interpol announced on Monday that it would deploy a special team with expertise in crime scene examination, explosives and counterterrorism to Sri Lanka to investigate the attacks.
