US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Alaina Teplitz refuted all conspiracy theories on the involvement of the US military in the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka.
“Conspiracy theories about the involvement of the U.S. military draw attention away from where it should be focused, which is firmly on the victims and their families,” the US Ambassador said in a special statment.
She called on all Sri Lankans to be unified in the wake of last Sunday’s tragic incidents which shook the country.
“These terrible attacks are the work of a few individuals and not of an entire community,” Ambassador Teplitz pointed out. “Sri Lankans of all backgrounds and faiths have come together to condemn these atrocities. Unity is the most powerful answer to terrorism.”
The Ambassador also noted that expert teams from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) are working with the Sri Lankan law enforcement agencies in forensics and crime scene investigations in the aftermath of the attacks at the invitation of the government.
Ajith Gallage, the owner of a Bird Park in Nagarawawa, Hambantota, has been remanded over allegations of concealing illegally imported motorcycles, in a warehouse owned by him.
A passenger attempting to smuggle the largest quantity of gold of 35 kilo grams was arrested by the Customs at the Bandaranaike International Airport (BIA) today, a senior official said.
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