Five suspects linked to the Easter Sunday bombings who were arrested and brought to the country from Saudi Arabia are being questioned at the Colombo Crimes Division, police said.
Among these suspects was Mohamed Milhan who has been named as the chief suspect in the killing of two police officers in Vavunathivu last year, Police Spokesman Ruwan Gunasekara said.
The suspects have been identified as N.M.A. Milhan, M.A Mohamed Mila, A. Abusally, M.I.M. Ismail, and M.M.M. Shahnawaz Sabri.
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