Easter Blasts in Sri Lanka: INTERPOL deploys team to Sri Lanka
(FASTNEWS|COLOMBO) – The International Criminal Police Organisation (INTERPOL) is deploying a team to assist Sri Lanka’s Authorities as they investigate Sunday’s (21) bomb blasts.
INTERPOL will send an Incident Response Team specialising in crime scene examination, explosives, counterterrorism, disaster victim identification and analysis.
The deployment was made at the request of the Sri Lankan Authorities.
“As the Sri Lankan Authorities investigate these horrific attacks, INTERPOL will continue to provide whatever support is necessary,” said INTERPOL Secretary General Jürgen Stock in a statement.
“The families and friends of the victims of these bombings, as with every terrorist attack, require and deserve the full support of the global law enforcement community.”
At least 310 people were killed and hundreds more injured in a series of explosions across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, one of the most sacred days of the year for Christians.
A series of eight explosions in the island country during Easter celebrations on Sunday targeted Churches, hotels and also an area close to the capital’s Zoological Garden and near Dematagoda, Colombo’s suburb.
Most of the terror attacks were committed in the capital city of Colombo.