AMN / COLOMBO
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremsinghe on Friday took collective responsibility and apologized for failing to protect victims from Sunday’s attacks.
Prime Minister’s statement came as President Maithripala Sirisena told a press conference that highly driven information was given by a friendly nation on 4th of this month and it included targets and methods of the attack.
He said until the 12th of April, this information was passed around and action will be taken against all officials who neglected their duties. Mr Sirisena assured that security forces are capable of wiping out terrorism from the country.
Seven people were arrested along with explosives and suicide vests in the eastern province this evening as the situation remained tense over further attacks. Night curfew will be in place from 10 PM to 4 AM.
We take collective responsibility and apologise to our fellow citizens for our failure to protect victims of these tragic events. We pledge to rebuild our churches, revive our economy, and take all measures to prevent terrorism, with the support of the international community.
— Ranil Wickremesinghe (@RW_UNP) April 26, 2019