Sri Lanka Catholic Church praises spy chief's arrest


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COLOMBO: The arrest of a former Sri Lankan spy chief was a crucial step towards unravelling the conspiracy behind the 2019 Easter bombings that killed 279 people, the Catholic Church in the country said Thursday (Feb 26).

"If the current investigations by the CID (Criminal Investigation Department) are allowed to continue without political interference, we will soon uncover the conspiracy," church spokesman Father Cyril Gamini Fernando told reporters.

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