Sri Lanka's state of emergency extended by another month

<p>The Sri Lankan government has extended the state of emergency by another month after an extraordinary&nbsp;gazette was issued today.&nbsp;</p> <p>President Maithripala Sirisena said he believed there was a "public emergency" in the country and was invoking provisions of the Public Security Act.&nbsp;</p> <p>This is the third extension following&nbsp;&nbsp;the Easter Sunday bombings by Islamist extremists, which targetted luxury hotels and churches.&nbsp;</p> <p>The emergency regulations, which grant the state's security forces additional powers, have been used to carry out widespread search operations, detentions and arrests.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p>