Senior Sri Lanka officials ordered detained over bombing

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A Sri Lankan magistrate has ordered the detention of the country’s suspended police chief and its former defense secretary for alleged negligence leading to Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 250 people at churches and hotels.
Colombo chief magistrate Lanka Jayaratna ordered the two held until July 9.
Defense Secretary Hemasiri Fernando and police chief Pujith Jayasundara were arrested on Tuesday at hospitals where they had been admitted. Both are