Al-Qaeda agents planned Easter attacks in Puttalam one year before

Police sources say that a year before the Easter Sunday terror attacks, some powerful members of the Al-Qaeda terrorist group had visited the country and planned the Easter attacks at Lacto Estate in Wanatawilluwa, Puttalam.

These facts have been revealed in the repeated questioning of the main suspects of the Easter terror attacks, who are said to have had relations with Al-Qaeda terrorist group and foreign terrorists.

This has been revealed in the further questioning which was carried out on April 21, after the main suspect of the Easter Sunday attacks Mohammad Abdullah Haq was taken to the Terrorist Investigation Department for re-interrogation.

He was allowed to be brought back to the Terrorist Investigation Division (TID) for further questioning by Colombo Additional Magistrate Pasan Amarasinghe on April 21 based on the reports given by the Australian Government.

During the interrogation, it has been revealed that five persons from Al-Qaeda terrorist group had come to the country in 2018, inspected several areas and prepared plans for the attacks. The TID filing a motion yesterday (28) said that the mobile phone used by Abdullah in contact with foreign terrorists has belonged to his friend, Mohammed Fausan, who is also a prime suspect in the Easter Sunday attacks. The TID investigators sought court permission to question the suspect. The TID informed the court the these suspects are being investigated based on the statement made by Al-Qaeda member in Sri Lanka, Ruman Thalib who was arrested in Australia. Thalib is a resident of Beruwala.

Mohammed Fausan who is the main suspect in the case regarding desecration of Buddha statues in Wanathavilluwa in Puttalam and the case over the armoury of Lactowatte.

He is also among the 24 suspects who have been indicted in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks before the Colombo High Court.

Source » sundayobserver