Sri Lankan experts confirm bomb blast on president’s speedboat, says home minister
Umar Naseer told the press today that a team of forensic experts from Sri Lanka who investigated the incident has confirmed that the blast was caused by an explosive device. Forensic teams from the US, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and India also investigated the blast, but have not shared their findings with the government so far.
20 Oct 2015, 9:00 AM
The explosion on the president’s speedboat on September 28 was caused by a bomb targeting President Abdulla Yameen, an inquiry commission revealed today.
Home Minister Umar Naseer, who co-chairs the commission along with the president, told the press that a team of forensic experts from Sri Lanka who investigated the incident have confirmed that the blast was caused by an explosive device.
Forensic teams from the US, Saudi Arabia, Australia, and India flew in within a day of the blast, but have not yet shared their findings with the government. The Sri Lankan team is the first to deliver its forensic analysis report.
Dismissing claims that the blast was a mechanical failure, Naseer said: “The blast is not related to the air-conditioning system in the boat. Our preliminary findings and the findings of the Sri Lankan team are that the blast was caused by a bomb.”
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