After the terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka, there may be no face-veil worn. According to the government, they represent a “danger to the security”. At the weekend dozens of people had been arrested.
people in Sri Lanka are not allowed to veil their faces in Public. Any type of face covering that prevents that a Person could be identified, be banned from now on, the decree of the head of state, Maithripala Sirisena. Face coverings posed a “danger to the security of the Nation and the Public”. This is also true for Muslim women with face veils.
The ban is part of the emergency measures imposed after the devastating terrorist attacks. The Cabinet had delayed the move because it wanted to keep with Islamic clerics.
in recent days, Muslim clerics have not called out of fear of Retaliation by Muslim women to cover her face. Muslims in Buddhist-majority Sri Lanka, around ten percent of the population.
for More assassin on the loose?
On Easter Sunday, had been killed in the attacks on churches, Hotels and other places more than 250 people. The government makes the Islamist extremists responsible for the acts.
Furthermore, it is feared that there is still a potential bomber with explosives are on the loose. At the weekend dozens of people had been arrested. Alone yesterday, there was according to police, 48 arrests.
In various house searches have been seized explosives, among other things, detonators, firearms, swords, and wireless devices.
The security forces at several places against the Islamists.
On Saturday, had been discovered after multiple explosions at a security forces surrounded a house in the coastal town of Sainthamaruthu 15 bodies. The house should be stormed in the Wake of an Anti-Terror RAID by police and soldiers, as these were shot out of the house. Shortly thereafter, it had come in the building to the explosions, reported to the police.
The authorities believe that the explosions go back to one or more suicide bombers. Among the dead were six children and three were women. Twelve bodies had been found in the house and three in front of it.
Previously a number of explosives vests, a drone and a wide range of Material had been seized in a nearby apartment building for the manufacture of bombs. In addition, a flag of the terrorist militia IS and clothing had been found – you could be featured on an alleged video of the bomber to that of a IS-the voice was distributed. The IS claimed the Easter attacks.
soldiers in Sri Lanka an IS flag, and dangerous items, the RAID put you in an Anti-terrorist show.
foreign office tightened travel advice
Because of the tense security situation in Sri Lanka, the Foreign office tightened its travel advice for the country. “Non-essential travel to Sri Lanka is not recommended”, it said on the website of the authority. Previously had referred to the Foreign office and in particular the capital, Colombo, and not to the entire country. Many tourists have left the country already. The US Embassy in Colombo has ordered, according to media reports, the departure of all family members of Embassy employees.
The authorities of Sri Lanka are in the course of the investigation under pressure: Indian secret services had reportedly already more than two weeks prior to Easter, notes on attack plans. These were, apparently, even the names and known places of residence of the Suspect and further details of the planned attacks. It is unclear why the warnings went unheeded.