Colombo:Sri Lanka remained on high alert as police on Wednesday carried out a controlled explosion of a suspicious motorcycle parked near a cinema hall in Colombo.
Ruwan Wijewardene, State Secretary of Defence The police said that the area near the Savoy Cinema in Wellawatta in South Colombo was cleared after which the controlled explosion was carried out by the bomb disposal squad to check the motorcycle which had no owner.
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No explosives were found in the vehicle.
The police have asked all motorists and motor cyclists to leave their contact numbers in their vehicles when they leave them parked anywhere in the city.
A total of 58 suspects have been arrested till now and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe warned on Tuesday that several suspects armed with explosives were still moving around.
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The death toll from a string of explosions that rocked Sri Lanka on Sunday has risen to 359.
The Islamic State group has claimed the responsibility for the attacks.
