Three suspected JMI members arrested in Ampara

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Three more members of the banned organisation, Jamathei Millathu Ibraheem (JMI), who had allegedly received training from terrorist leader Zahran Hashim, have been arrested by police.

Police Spokesman SP Ruwan Gunasekara said that the suspects were arrested in Ampara, based on information received by the by the State Intelligence Service (SIS).The suspects had allegedly received weapons training in Nuwara Eliya and Hambantota.

Over the past couple of days, police have arrested several suspected members of the JMI who are believed to have been with Zahran, the leader of the National Thowheed Jamath (NTJ) who masterminded the Easter Sunday attacks.