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Sri Lanka arrests Muslim leader over Easter attacks
6 years agoIn this picture taken on May 1, 2019, a Sri Lankan soldier stands guard at the entrance of the Cinnamon Grand hotel lobby in Colombo. - On April 21, the Cinnamon was one of three hotels hit by jihadi bombers along with three churches in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group that left 257 people dead. (Photo by ISHARA S. KODIKARA / AFP) / TO GO WITH Sri Lanka-attacks-tourism,FOCUS, BY Alexandre MARCHAND
Sri Lanka's police arrested a top Muslim legislator Saturday in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday attacks that killed 279 people, as pressure mounted to speed up the investigation.