Suspect in Sultan Park bombing arrested in Sri Lanka
15 Oct 2011, 5:08 PM
Sri Lankan police on Thursday apprehended Maldivian national Mohamed Ameen, 27, who has an Interpol red notice for his alleged involvement in the Sultan park bombing incident in 2007.
According to Sri Lankan media, a Colombo magistrate court yesterday ordered Ameen to be remanded in custody for two weeks.
Sub-Inspector Ahmed Shiyam confirmed the arrest today. The suspect was arrested based on information provided to the Sri Lankan authorities by Maldivian police, he said.
Ameen was arrested after he traveled to Sri Lanka from Pakistan on a fake passport, Shiyam explained.
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