Chief Architect Of Multiple Blasts Has Been Identified

The chief architect of the multiple

blasts occurred yesterday(21)has been identified as the "seelavan hinsam " who had launched a suicide bomb attack in Shangri-La Hotel.

Wellampitiya police have informed on this to the Colombo Additional Magistrate today(22).

One of the females who had been killed due to an explosion occurred at Dematagoda housing scheme yesterday was the wife of Shsngri -La suicide bomber police have stressed. 

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Nine Suspects Arrested Over The Multiple Blasts Had Been Remanded

Nine suspects arrested over yesterday's

multiple bomb Explosions Whilst at a private factory in Awissawella ,Wellampitiya early this morning (21)had been remanded until 06 th of May by the Colombo Additional Magistrate  Saliya Abeyratna .

The suspects had been produced  before the Colombo Additional Megistrate today(22).

These suspects had been arrested whilst at a private factory in no:11,Awissawella road early this morning  and they are employees of the factory owned by the Suicide bomber who had exploded himself at Shangri-La Hotel in Colombo last morning it has been revealed.

Twenty four suspects had been arrested over the explosions occurred yesterday (21).

A Stock Of Explosives Found At Bàstian Road

A stock of explosives had found by the

ypolice in  a waste Bag at Private bus stand in Bastian Road , Pettah this evening(22).

Accordingly 87 detonators had found in and out of a waste bag the Police Media spokesman's office has stated. 

Death Toll Of Foreign Nationals Killed Due To Multiple Blasts Had Risen To Forty Five

Forty five Foreign nationals had been

killed and 17 had been injured and hospitalized due to the multiple bomb explosions occurred at eight sites yesterday (21) according to the Ministry Of Foreign Affairs.

Out of these deaths bodies of 31 Foreign nationals had been identified and 14 bodies had been not identified yet  the Ministry has stressed.

The bodies of 14 unidentified  foreign nationals are lying at the Morgue of Colombo Judicial Medical 'Officer's office.

Among those foreign nationals who had been killed due to the blasts were Indian,Bangladeshi,Turkish,Dutch,Danish,U.K ,USA ,Australian and chinese nationals it has been reported.

The injured foreign nationals are receiving treatment from Colombo National Hospital and private hospitals according to sources.

Negambo-Colombo Road Closed Due To A Suspicious Motor Car

Police have closed down the Negambo -

Colombo road this evening(22)for hours due to a detecting  of a suspicious Motor Car parked near the Nawaloka Grounds at Welisara .

However during the detection  nothing suspicious has  found from the car it has been revealed.

Afterwards the road had been reopened for the traffic.

A Bomb Stored In A Van Near Saint Anthoney's Church In Kochchikade Church Had Been Defused

Special Police Task Force (STF) personal

have recovered a bomb stored in a Van parked around 500 meters away from the Saint Anthony's Church at Kochichikade,Kotahena where an Explosion occurred yesterday(21) ,and exploded it with the van safely this evening(22).

The Van which exploded with the bomb was parked there since last morning (21)and believes to be transported the suicide bomber who had arrived in Saint Anthoney's church for the suicide attack .Another person had also arrived in from the same vsn had disappeared according to the Police.

Special Police Task force personal had recovered the Van with the bomb during a search operation carried out in the area today.When the STF Personal have recovered the bomb inside of the Van they have removed the people around the area and safely defused the bomb according to sources.The bomb was stored in the van to explode it when opening the door in rear part of  the van the sources have added.

During the explosion several buildings around  the area received minor damages it has been revealed.

Meanwhile the image of the suicide bomber who had attacked the Saint Anthoney's  church has been indicated on a CCYV camera fixed nearby the church according to reports.