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Sri Lanka Government Admits to Major Lapses on Bombings

The sister of the suspected ringleader of the Sri Lanka attacks has spoken to BBC.

Sri Lanka's government has acknowledged lapses in its failure to prevent Sunday's suicide bombings. President Maithripala Sirisena has asked his defence secretary and police chief to resign for failing to pass on intelligence warning of the attacks. The sister of the suspected ringleader of the attacks has spoken to the BBC.

Also in the programme: UK government set to approve Huawei involvement in 5G network; How climate change is affecting life in the world's most northerly town.

(Picture: People mourn victims of Sri Lanka bombings. Credit: Getty Images)

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Wed 24 Apr 201919:06GMT

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