The Unraveling of a Conspiracy: Sri Lanka's Easter Bombings Revisited The arrest of Suresh Sallay, former head of Sri Lanka's State Intelligence Service, has sent shockwaves through the island nation, rekindling debate over the 2019 Easter bombings that claimed 279 lives.
Initially perceived as an intelligence failure, the government now accuses Sallay of masterminding the attacks himself.
This reversal is astonishing, given Sallay's reputation as a counterterrorism expert and his past speeches condemning terrorism.