Pipe bomb safely defused at Sri Lanka's main international airport

<p>A pipe bomb was found and safely defused at Sri Lanka’s main international&nbsp;airport earlier today.</p> <p>Speaking to the Sunday Times on Easter Sunday, Airforce Spokesperson Gihan Seneviratne said,</p> <p>“A PVC pipe which was six feet in length containing explosives was discovered.”</p> <p>He further added that the devise was discovered by Air Force personnel on a routine patrol and was disposed after the airport was put on lockdown, reports the <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6944119/Hundreds-hurt-blasts-h…">Daily Mail.</a></p> <p>Sri Lanka was rocked by a series of bomb blasts earlier in the day that saw over 200 people killed.</p> <p>The Ministry of Defence announced an island wide curfew immediately after the attacks, with social media temporarily banned.</p>