Sri Lankan Police Find 87 Detonators At Bus Station In Colombo Neighborhood - Reports

Sri Lankan police have found at least 87 detonators at a bus station in the neighborhood of Colombo, the country's largest city by population, as the nation is struggling to recover from the worst attacks in its modern history since the end of the civil war 10 years ago, local media reported

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 22nd April, 2019) Sri Lankan police have found at least 87 detonators at a bus station in the neighborhood of Colombo, the country's largest city by population, as the nation is struggling to recover from the worst attacks in its modern history since the end of the civil war 10 years ago, local media reported.

The detonators were discovered at the Fort Bus Station in Pettah neighborhood of the Sri Lankan commercial capital, news 1st portal reported, citing the country's police. Twelve detonators were located on the bus station floor, while another 75 were discovered following a search of a garbage area of the same location.

On Easter Sunday, the country was hit by a series of coordinated bombings in churches and hotels, which killed at least 290 people and left another 500 injured.

On Monday local media reported of another explosion which took place near St. Anthony's church in Colombo.

In the meantime, Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena announced April 23 "as the Day of National Mourning for the victims of ruthless terrorist attacks at churches and hotels in the country on April 21," according to a statement from the President's Media Division released on Twitter.

The Southeast Asian nation launched a massive security operation in the wake of the tragedy. As of Monday, at least 24 people were detained in connection with the attacks. The authorities introduced and re-introduced curfew and deployed extra 1,000 troops in Colombo.