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Sri Lankan police officials escort former Defense Ministry Secretary Hemasiri Fernando, center left, and former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara, center right, outside a court in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo)

Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings

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In this April 21, 2019 photo, Sri Lankan police chief Pujith Jayasundara, right, leaves after an inspection at St. Anthony's church, one of the sites of Easter Sunday explosions in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan police on Tuesday arrested the country's police chief, currently on compulsory leave, and its former defense secretary for alleged negligence leading to the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people at churches and hotels. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena)

Senior Sri Lanka officials ordered detained over bombing

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