Colombo: Police said investigations have uncovered that the suspects in the series of suicide bombing attacks on Easter Sunday lin the Sri Lankan capital ast year were planning another similar series of attacks in the country.

Police spokesman SP Senaratne said the investigations by the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) have revealed that the plans for the second attack had failed and the CID has uncovered information on suspects who aided and abetted the plan.

According to the police media spokesman, the suspects had also planned to launch an attack in a South Asian country and smuggle the attackers into Sri Lanka to protect them.

The Police Spokesman said 197 suspects have been arrested so far in connection with the Easter Sunday attacks.

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