Colombo: Post a week of Sri Lanka serial bomb blast that tormented entire Sri Lanka, President of Sri Lanka Maithripala Sirisena on Sunday banned any “covering of face” to hide identity, even as one of the brothers of two suicide bombers who blew themselves up was arrested by special task force (STF).
The decision was taken by the Sri Lanka President Office to ensure public safety. Sirisena took the decision under the Emergency Regulations.In a search operation, carried out in Dematagoda in Colombo, the STF nabbed the elder brother of two suicide bombers, Mohamed Ibrahim Ifran Ahmed. Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said that Ahmed was picked up from a house in Mahawila Scheme in Dematagoda.
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Sri Lankan police and army troops conducted raids across the country, arresting suspected militants and seizing ‘terror’ material. A German-manufactured air gun and two swords were seized from Ahmed.
Billionaire-spice trader Mohamed Ibrahim,who is also the father of Ahmad, was taken into custody after they found that his two sons, Mohamed Ibrahim Insaf Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim Ilham Ahmed, were among those who carried out the attacks that killed 253 people. They had blown themselves up at Cinnamon Grand hotel and Shangrii-La Hotel. Two more of Ibrahim's sons were also arrested while another is on the run. According to reports, Ibrahim has nine children.