Two Madrasa teachers arrested on charges of giving arms training to school children – AG

On Attorney General’s direction the CID has arrested two Madrasa School teachers on the charges of giving arms training to school children in Puttlam, Attorney General’s department said today.

Earlier today Police said that they have arrested two more suspects over links to extremism.

Police Spokesman, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Ajith Rohana said that the two suspects were arrested by the Terrorism Investigations Division (TID).

One suspect is a 46-year-old man who was deported from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in December last year.

The other suspect was arrested in Batticaloa and was identified as a close associate of the mastermind of the Easter Sunday attacks Zahran Hashim. (NewsWire)

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