Saudi Arabia extradites Sri Lankans linked to Easter attacks
(VOVWORLD) - Five Sri Lankans wanted in connection with the Easter bombings that killed 258 people were arrested in Saudi Arabia and extradited Friday, police and Interpol said.
 Sri Lanka has been under a state of emergency since the April 21 attacks which killed 258 people, including 45 foreign nationals, and wounded nearly 500 people. (Photo: AFP) |
The international police organization, based in the French city of Lyon, said in a statement that one of the alleged ringleaders in the April 21 bomb attacks in Sri Lanka has been arrested following the publication of an Interpol Red Notice.
A so-called "red notice" is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action.
Interpol identified the alleged ringleader as Mohamed Milhan, a senior leader of the National Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ) jihadist group.