Police says did not receive report on ISIS threat on US Embassy

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Commenting on the rumours of an alleged attack of ISIS on the US Colombo Embassy, the Police said that they did not receive such reports.

It was also reported that a group of US Intelligence officers had arrived in Sri Lanka to probe on the said plot.

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekera said that they were unaware about such a plot. However, he said the intelligence unit might have received such information.

When contacted Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), its Spokesman Group Captain Gihan Seneviratne said that they were aware about the media reports but refused to comment. However the security at the Ratmalana Air Base has been tightened, it’s learned.

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ISIS Sunday, 02 July 2017 02:31 PM

ISIS was created by Sri Lankan media to bring disharmony among Sri Lankan community.

Labby Sunday, 02 July 2017 04:40 PM

I dont understand what SP Ruwan Gunasakera is saying. He says they were unaware of such a plot but the intelligence unit might have received such information. If the intelligence unit had received information of a plot then why wasn't it shared with the security forces?

Jeyasuriya Sunday, 02 July 2017 05:13 PM

For us expatriates living in the West it is laughable when we read US Intelligence officers had arrived in Sri Lanka.Our Lankan security officers are million times smarter thantheir western counterparts.

SL Sunday, 02 July 2017 06:02 PM

Austrian foreign minister calls for closure of Muslim-education preschools.May be BBS behind this

SHM Monday, 03 July 2017 02:01 AM

ISIS burial is in process in Raqa and Mosul R.IP. Communal inciters spread these rumors to justify their activities.

sara Monday, 03 July 2017 02:45 AM

This was targeted one particular Islamic school irregularity of fund management They are targeting Catholic shools as well

lkboy Monday, 03 July 2017 10:06 AM

Our police will be sleeping till something happens.

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