<span style="color: #222222;">Sri Lankan navy has launched extra vigil on its northern seas in wake of media reports that some terrorist elements may have left the country to land on Indian shores.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Navy spokesman Isuru Desapriya told our correspondent that the vigil is being carried out based on media reports but there has not been any such from security agencies.&nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' He said special security plan is being implemented since Easter Sunday attacks and several naval units have been deployed to prevent any illegal movement of personnel and goods. &nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' Earlier, several media outlets reported that a group of 15 suspected Islamic State terrorists were fleeing Sri Lanka towards the Kerala Coast. Coastal security has been beefed up across the Kerala coast in wake of reports. &nbsp;<br />'' <br />'' The spokesman said they are in touch with Indian authorities and the naval presence in the North has been doubled and placed on maximum vigil.&nbsp;<br />''<br />''Indian intelligence had provided inputs about the Easter attacks which killed 258 people including 45 foreigners. A suspect was arrested in Kerala after the attacks and was believed to be following the literature propagated by Zahran Hashim, the main perpetrator of Easter attacks.&nbsp;</span><br />
News On AIR | May 27, 2019 11:19 AM
Sri Lankan navy launches extra vigil over terrorists