ISTANBUL: One of two detainees held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide in prison, a justice ministry official said on Monday (Apr 29).The two suspects were arrested on Apr 19 and confessed to spying on Arab nationals, a senior Turkish official said at the time. Turkey was investigating whether the arrival in the country of one of them was related to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The justice ministry official said the suspect hanged himself but did not provide further details.One of the two men arrived in Turkey in October 2018, days after Khashoggi was murdered inside Saudi Arabia's consulate in Istanbul, the official said at the time of their detention, adding the other had arrived later to help his colleague with the workload.The two men were charged with international, political and military espionage and sent to Silivri prison, west of Istanbul, according to state-owned Anadolu news agency.Khashoggi, a … [Read more...] about Suspected spy for UAE held in Turkey committed suicide
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One of two suspected spies for UAE held in Turkey committed suicide: Report
ISTANBUL: One of two detainees held by Turkey on suspicion of spying for the United Arab Emirates has committed suicide in prison, Turkey's Haberturk news website said on Monday (Apr 29).The two suspects were arrested earlier this month and confessed to spying on Arab nationals, a senior Turkish official said, adding Turkey was investigating whether the arrival in the country of one of them was related to the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. … [Read more...] about One of two suspected spies for UAE held in Turkey committed suicide: Report
Tears and troops as Sri Lanka mourns suicide bomb dead
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s churches remained shut yesterday, forcing Christians to say prayers of grief in private over the Easter suicide attacks that the country’s Roman Catholic leader called “an insult to humanity.” Fearing a repeat of the Easter Sunday bombings of churches and hotels in which 253 people died, the archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, held a private Mass after cancelling all public services. Amid heavy security imposed across the country, a vigil was also held outside St Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo at 8.45am, the moment the bomber struck the church, killing dozens of worshippers. “Today during this Mass we are paying attention to last Sunday’s tragedy and we try to understand it,” the cardinal said at his official residence, where President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe were among the small congregation. “We pray that in this country there will be peace and co-existence and … [Read more...] about Tears and troops as Sri Lanka mourns suicide bomb dead
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COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka's churches remained shut Sunday, forcing Christians to say prayers of grief in private over the Easter suicide attacks that the country's Roman Catholic leader called "an insult to humanity". Fearing a repeat of the Easter Sunday bombings of churches and hotels in which 253 people died, the archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, held a private Mass after cancelling all public services. Amid heavy security imposed across the country, a vigil was also held outside St Anthony's Shrine in Colombo at 8:45 am, the moment the bomber struck the church, killing dozens of worshipers. "Today during this Mass we are paying attention to last Sunday's tragedy and we try to understand it," the cardinal said at his official residence, where President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe were among the small congregation. "We pray that in this country there will be peace and co-existence and understanding each other without division," he said. … [Read more...] about News Tears and troops as Sri Lanka mourns suicide bomb dead
Tears and troops on the streets as Sri Lanka mourns suicide bomb dead
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka's churches remained shut on Sunday (Apr 28) forcing Christians to say prayers of grief in private over the Easter suicide attacks that the country's Roman Catholic leader called "an insult to humanity".Fearing a repeat of the Easter Sunday bombings of churches and hotels in which 253 people died, the archbishop of Colombo, Cardinal Malcolm Ranjith, held a private mass after cancelling all public services.Amid heavy security imposed across the country, a vigil was also held outside St Anthony's Shrine in Colombo at 8.45am, the moment the bomber struck the church, killing dozens of worshippers."Today during this mass we are paying attention to last Sunday's tragedy and we try to understand it," the cardinal said at his official residence, where President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe were among the small congregation."We pray that in this country there will be peace and co-existence and understanding each other without division," he … [Read more...] about Tears and troops on the streets as Sri Lanka mourns suicide bomb dead