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Colombo on high alert after reports of lorry, van carrying explosives

Colombo | ByPress Trust of India
Apr 23, 2019 04:26 PM IST

A warning issued by the Director of Security at the Colombo Harbour said intelligence had found information that an unidentified container truck and a van carrying a potential explosive device was heading towards Colombo

Sri Lanka on Tuesday placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert as police were hunting for an unidentified container truck and a van, believed to be carrying explosives.

Search operations are currently underway at the Colombo Harbour for the potential threat.(AFP)
Search operations are currently underway at the Colombo Harbour for the potential threat.(AFP)

A warning issued by the Director of Security at the Colombo Harbour said intelligence had found information that an unidentified container truck and a van carrying a potential explosive device was heading towards Colombo.

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Search operations are currently underway at the Colombo Harbour for the potential threat.

The alert came as the island nation observed a day of national mourning for over 320 people killed in a series on blasts on Easter Sunday

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