Top Sri Lanka defense official resigns over blasts
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka --- Sri Lanka's top defense official resigned on Thursday over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as Catholic churches suspended all services fearing further attacks. Sri Lanka's government has come under increasinTop Sri Lanka defense official resigns over blasts
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka --- Sri Lanka's top defense official resigned on Thursday over security failures that led to the deadly Easter bombings, as Catholic churches suspended all services fearing further attacks. Sri Lanka's government has come under increasing pressure over the revelation it failed to act on intelligence about planned attacks, which claimed nearly 360 lives, and Hemasiri Fernando had been widely expected to step down. A defense ministry official said Fernando had submitted a letter of resignation to head-of-state Maithripala Sirisena. «He told the president that he was accepting responsibility and resigning so that the president can make a new appointment,» the...Keep on reading: Top Sri Lanka defense official resigns over blasts Read more