one of the nine bombers — zahran hashim — is thought to be the ring leader. operation in eastern sri lanka, as our correspondent anbarasan ethirajan reports. this is where the family of the man believed to be the mastermind of the explosions, zahran hashim, were hiding. they moved into this coastal town four days before the bombings. it's thought they planned terror attacks within these four walls. but since the attacks, neighbours tell us they became suspicious and informed the authorities. rather than facing justice, they blew themselves up. among those dead were six children. it appears that almost the entire family was involved in planning the devastating bombings. officials here are saying that they found more explosive materials inside this house, suggesting that they could be planning forfurther attacks and that's a worry for the authorities here, whether this is the end of it or sympathisers of this radical islamic preacher, zahran hashim, are living somewhere else in the region. investigators say that among the wreckage were found white dresses, usua

the wife and child of this man, zahran hashim, the alleged mastermind of the bombings, are believed toongst them. in another raid in the same area, police found a huge stash of bomb—making material. a discovery that reveals how grave the threat of more attacks still is. this banner of the islamic state group, which has claimed responsibility for the easter sunday attacks, was also found. several suspects are still at large. these photos were put out by the government earlier this week. newly released closed—circuit tv footage shows the bomber at kingsbury hotel, in colombo, the night before the attack. backpack full of explosives, he checks in at the front desk, then goes off to his room. in the morning, he's seen leaving the elevator on his way to the hotel's breakfast restaurant. moments later, he detonates his bomb. perhaps the most inhuman of the bombings was at this church in batticaloa, because children were the target — young boys and girls who were attending sunday school. the bbc‘s tamil service spoke to a pastor, who recalls seeing the bomber. translation: he was wearing a sh

zahran hashim grew up here. i am told this is his ancestral me.recently he lived in a rented house in the town. people in the neighborhood are shocked that someone who live amidst them is suspected to be behind such brutal bombings that killed hundreds, and they shyaw from talking about him.in earliehe day, we saw the mosque he had founded. today it is empty, but he is believed to have had hundreds of fanatical followers. ere we also many muslims who accused him of radicalizing youngsters. this man heads the council of local mosques. someone from our area has been linked to attacks is worrisome. we are shocked and upset by it. our country does not support hardliners. we believe in harmony and unity. yogita: as a mark of respect for the victims, the town closed down. there is sorrow here, like the rest of the country, but also real fear of a backlash. yogita lamaye, bbc news. laura: sri lanka mourns and as s amid so many unanswered questions about why. here in th u.s., president trump says he will fight also be -- all sub his way.gress since they w

among them are believed to be the wife and child of this man, zahran hashim — the alleged ringleader, two suicide bombers at the shangri la hotel. in a separate raid, police found a huge cache of bomb—making material, a discovery that reveals how grave the threat of more attacks still is. this banner of the islamic state group, which said it carried out the easter sunday attacks, was also found. several suspects are still at large. these photos were released by the government earlier this week. newly released closed—circuit tv footage shows the bomber at kingsbury hotel in colombo the night before the attack. backpack full of explosives, he checks in at the front desk, then goes to his room. in the morning, he's seen leaving the elevator on his way to the hotel's breakfast restaurant. moments later, he detonates his bomb. people are slowly beginning to piece together what happened at all the attack locations. in this batticaloa church, half of those killed were children — young boys and girls who were attending sunday school. the bbc‘s tamil service spoke to a pastor who recalls seein

zahran hashim grew up here. i'm told this is his ancestral home.ived in a rented house in town. people in this neighbourhood are in shock that someone who lived amidst them is suspected to be behind such brutal bombings that killed hundreds, and they shy away from talking about him. earlier in the day, we saw the mosque he'd founded. today, it's empty, but he is believed to have had hundreds of fanatical followers. though there were also many muslims who accused him of radicalising youngsters. this man heads the council of local mosques. translation: that someone from our area has been linked to attacks is really worrying for us. we are shocked and upset by it. our community doesn't support hardliners. we believe in harmony and unity. as a mark of respect for the victims, the town closed down. there's sorrow here, like the rest of the country, but also real fear of a backlash. yogita limaye, bbc news. the latest on the hunt for the mastermind, potentially, of the attacks here. you talk to people here in colombo and frankly across the country, and t

not far is the town where this man lived, zahran hashim — the alleged mastermind of the attacks, believedone of the suicide bombers himself. several suspects are still at large. these photos were released by the government earlier this week. perhaps the most inhuman of the bombings was at this church in batticaloa, because children were the target. young boys and girls, who were attending sunday school. the bbc‘s tamil service spoke to a pastor, who recalls seeing the bomber. translation: he was wearing a shoulder bag and a camera bag. i wasn't aware of his purpose at that time. many children were drinking water in the entrance of the church after their sunday school class. people and children are entering. that's when the bomb went off. workers have begun to clear the trail of destruction, and most of those who died have been laid to rest, but fear remains. yogita limaye, bbc news, colombo. dr rajesh venugopal, assistant professor at the london school of economics, told me that the decision to give security forces extra powers has been causing concern and tension in sri lanka. this was a

this is the alleged mastermind behind senseless murder, zahran hashim.esult of his conspiracy, the bombing of saint anthony's. he died blowing up a hotel, while his father and two brothers, co—conspirators, are now dead after a police raid. today, we were allowed inside the still damaged st anthony's church. members of the sri lankan navy trying to clean away the stain of violence to restore this house of god. they reckon it will be about a month, maybe two, before this place is handed back to the people for worship. and what happened here is destined to be passed down the ages, along with all the other acts of religious intolerance that blacken history. this country will move on, like others darkened by fanatics. and the fervent hope is that the trauma of one week ago will unite sri lanka rather than divide it. and that is the fair, it is exactly what the bombers want, a splintering, a fracturing of the multilayered, complicated religious and ethnic mix of this country. battles between its papers have been bloody and costly in the past, the country has

among them are believed to be the wife and child of this man, zahran hashim, the alleged ringleader,. several suspects are still at large. these photos were released by the government earlier this week. newly released closed—circuit tv footage shows the bomber at the kingsbury hotel in colombo the night before the attack. backpack full of explosives, he checks in at the front desk and goes to his room. in the morning he is seen leaving the elevator on his way to the hotel's breakfast restaurant. moments later he detonated his bomb. workers have begun to clear the trail of destruction and most of those who died have been laid to rest. but fear remains. it is the seventh night of the curfew here and it will be a week since the attacks. it is a sunday but no church services are being held because of worries they might be targeted again. there is a sense of disbelief here that such a large network of people was active in the country without being discovered by security agencies, but with search operations now becoming more intense there is also hope that the government will soon get a gr

not far is the town where this man left, zahran hashim, the alleged mastermind of the attacks, believed been one of the suicide bombers himself. several suspects are still at large. these photos were released by the government earlier this week. perhaps the most inhuman of the bombings was at this church in batticaloa, because children with a target. young boys and girls who we re target. young boys and girls who were attending sunday school. —— where the target. the bbc‘s tamil service spoke to a pastor who recalled seeing the bummer. he was wearing shoulder bag and a camera bag. i wasn't aware of his purpose at that time. many children were drinking water in the entrance of the church after their sunday school class. people and children are entering, that is when the bomb went off. workers have begun to clear trail of destruction. and most of those who died have been made to rest. but fear remains. —— laid to rest. more than 90 labour politicians — including some shadow ministers — have signed a letter demanding the party campaigns during the european elections on a promise to hold an

this is the alleged mastermind behind senseless murder, zahran hashim. result of his conspiracy, the bombing of saint anthony's. hashim died blowing up a hotel, while his father and two brothers, co—conspirators, are now dead after a police raid. today, we were allowed inside the still damaged st anthony's church. members of the sri lankan navy trying to clean away the stain of violence to restore this house of god. they reckon it will be about a month, maybe two, before this place is handed back to the people for worship. and what happened here is destined to be passed down the ages, along with all the other acts of religious intolerance that blacken history. this country will move on, like others darkened by fanatics. and the fervent hope is that the trauma of one week ago will unite sri lanka rather than divide it. clive myrie, bbc news, in colombo. let's take a look at some of the day's other news. tens of thousands of people in the far north of mozambique are facing the threat of severe flooding, as cyclone kenneth continues to bring torrential rain

among them are believed to be the wife and child of this man, zahran hashim — the alleged ringleader,wo suicide bombers at the shangri la hotel. in a separate raid, police found a huge cache of bomb—making several suspects are still at large. these photos were released by the government earlier this week. newly released closed—circuit tv footage shows the bomber at the kingsbury hotel in colombo the night before the attack. backpack full of explosives, he checks in at the front desk, then goes to his room. in the morning, he's seen leaving the elevator on his way to the hotel's breakfast restaurant. moments later, he detonates his bomb. workers have begun to clear the trail of destruction, and most of those who died have been laid to rest, but fear remains. it's the seventh night of curfew here, and tomorrow will be a week since the attacks. it's a sunday, but no church services are being held because of worries they might be targeted again. there's a sense of disbelief here that such a large network of people was active in the country without being discovered by security agencies. bu

zahran hashim led the attack on the shangri—la hotel in colombo, accompanied by a second bomber.of revenge attacks and threats. heavily armed members of the security forces were a highly visible presence at friday prayers in mosques across the country. 0ur correspondent nick beake is in colombo. a very tense nation. obviously, people would be reassured if they felt all the suspects were under arrest. how is the investigation going? on the one hand, you might think it reassuring to hear that the alleged mastermind is dead. the authorities confirmed he was one of the suicide bombers at the weekend. soon after that, we got this revelation from the president talking about the wider threat that sri lanka faces from jihadist groups. he said that the intelligence reaching him suggested there were between 130—140 individuals who in his words were linked to eis, the islamic state group, so called. 0f linked to eis, the islamic state group, so called. of those people, around 70 had been detained and another 70 still at large. we already knew there was a great manhunt under way in sri lanka

the country's president says zahran hashim died during the bombing of the shangri—la hotel in colombotchurch and speaks of his personal experience of grief. sport now on afternoon live. the premier league lead could change hands yet again later tonight. on sunday, the current league leaders are in action again. it all feels a bit tit—for—tat now, doesn't it! the end is near. just the three games left in one of the most exciting premier league liverpool are set to return to the top one again with a win against huddersfield tonight. they're just that one point behind manchester city at the moment — we're already at the stage where liverpool and city have collectively dropped fewer than any previous top two in history, and there are no indications that is going to subside. the form of both just looks too good, and their remaining fixtures just looking too winnable. let's take liverpool's task tonight — that's huddersfield at anfield, a side already relegated. they've had a pretty torrid season and it has got worse the longer it's gone on, to be honest. so should be an easy three points,