Sri Lanka suicide bombers studied in UK says country's defence minister

One of the Sri Lanka suicide bombers studied in UK says country's defence minister

By Ed Riley For Mailonline

Published: 06:40 BST, 24 April 2019 | Updated: 06:44 BST, 24 April 2019

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One of the suicide bombers in the Easter Sunday terror attacks studied in the UK, it emerged today.

The country's Deputy Defence Minister Ruwan Wijewardene told a press conference that an explosion in Colombo earlier was a controlled blast on a motorbike near the Savoy hotel.

The number of confirmed dead in the attacks has risen to 359.  

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