Sri Lankan Defense Ministry’s top official resigns

Hemasiri Fernando, the most senior official in Sri Lanka’s defense ministry, resigned Thursday April 26 following the jihadist attacks that killed 359 people on Sunday.

Sri Lanka’s senior defense ministry official resigned Thursday following jihadist attacks that killed 359 people on Sunday, a ministerial source told AFP.

Hemasiri Fernando gave his letter of resignation to President Maithripala Sirisena, who is also the Minister of Defense: “He told the president that he accepts responsibility” for the attacks, said this source who requested anonymity.

The Sri Lankan state has recognized its “failure” in its mission to guarantee national security, despite being in possession of crucial prior information on the risk of suicide attacks.

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