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

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1. Jonesboro Sun

   Sri Lanka's ex-police chief sentenced to death for negligence in bombings that killed more than 260 ↗ (opens Jonesboro Sun)

   Published Jul 31, 2026

   Same headline from 4 more outlets

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   A Sri Lankan court has sentenced former Police Chief Pujith Jayasundara to death for criminal negligence. He was found guilty of allowing Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks on Easter Sunday in 2019, which killed over 260 people. The attacks targeted three…

2. Crux

   Two former Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death for negligence in deadly Easter bombings ↗ (opens Crux)

   Published Jul 31, 2026

   Same headline from 2 more outlets

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   A Sri Lankan court sentenced a former police chief and a former top Defense Ministry official to death after finding them guilty of criminal negligence that allowed Islamic State-inspired bomb attacks on Easter Sunday in 2019.

3. Al Jazeera

   Sri Lanka sentences two officials to death for not stopping Easter bombings ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Aug 1, 2026

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   Sri Lanka sentences two officials to death for not stopping 2019 Easter bombings.

4. Al Jazeera

   Two ex-Sri Lanka officials sentenced to death over 2019 Easter bombings ↗ (opens Al Jazeera)

   Published Aug 1, 2026

   Al Jazeera's feed description

   Former officials will appeal sentences handed down for neglecting intelligence warnings before the deadly attacks.

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