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The April 21 serial blasts in Sri Lanka claimed more than 359 lives. Since then the country is in the grip of fear and trepidation.

Sri Lanka capital on high alert following reports of explosives-laden van


Sri Lanka on Tuesday (April 23) placed all police stations in Colombo on high alert as police were hunting for an unidentified container truck and a van, believed to be carrying explosives.

A warning issued by the Director of Security at the Colombo Harbour said intelligence had found information that an unidentified container truck and a van carrying a potential explosive device was heading towards Colombo. Search operations are currently underway at the Colombo Harbour for the potential threat.

The alert came as the island nation observed a day of national mourning for over 320 people killed in a series on blasts on Easter Sunday (April 21).

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