Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Friday 26 Apr 2019

1. Sri Lanka attacks: police hunting 140 suspects

Police in Sri Lanka are hunting for 140 suspects believed to have links with Islamic State, after the terror group claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday attacks that killed 253 people. President Maithripala Sirisena said youths have been involved with the group since 2013 but insisted that defence and police chiefs had not warned him of threats of an attack.

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