Indian police uncovered Easter massacre plot, but Sri Lanka didn't act

by EMILY SCHMALL and BHARATHA MALLAWARACHI Associated Press

Sat, April 27th 2019, 3:45 PM UTC

Sri Lankan police and army officers display gelatin sticks, detonators, back packs and other bomb making material recovered from the hide out of militants after Friday's gun battle in Kalmunai, in eastern Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Achala Upendra)

A Sri Lankan soldier cleans the face of a girl after she was found at the site of an explosion and a gun-battle in Kalmunai, eastern Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Achala Upendra)

A Sri Lankan Catholic priest watches as soldiers clear the debris from inside of the damaged St. Anthony's Church after it was targeted in a series of Islamic State-claimed suicide bombings during Easter Sunday, in Colombo, Saturday, April 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

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Sri Lankan police and army officers display gelatin sticks, detonators, back packs and other bomb making material recovered from the hide out of militants after Friday's gun battle in Kalmunai, in eastern Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, Saturday, April 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Achala Upendra)

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