Sri Lankan police and military can now detain and interrogate suspects without court orders (Image: GETTY)
The power came into force at midnight local time on Monday, Sky News reported. A government minister has blamed militant group National Thawheed Jama'ut for the attacks. Sri Lankan police are currently investigating whether previous warnings of the attack were ignored or missed.
International intelligence agencies warned police of an attack on April 4.
The Defence Ministry also wrote to the police chief informing him of the attacks.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
Harin Fernando, Sri Lanka's minister for telecommunications wrote on Twitter: “Some intelligence officers were aware of this incidence.
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International intelligence agencies warned police of an attack on April 4 (Image: GETTY)
“Therefore there was a
