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title: "Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son over Airbus deal"
description: "Most outlets led with the arrest of Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, in connection with a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase. 24 News HD provided additional context, noting that the arrest was carried out by Sri Lanka's main anti-graft body on Friday. Arab News Pakistan framed the report more briefly, focusing solely on the arrest and its connection to the Airbus deal without specifying the agency or date."
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# Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son over Airbus deal

world · latest filing 5 Sep 2026, 4:02 AM PKT · 4–5 Sep 2026 · 3 articles from 3 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets led with the arrest of Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, in connection with a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase. 24 News HD provided additional context, noting that the arrest was carried out by Sri Lanka's main anti-graft body on Friday. Arab News Pakistan framed the report more briefly, focusing solely on the arrest and its connection to the Airbus deal without specifying the agency or date.

## Same story from 3 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **Dawn** — [Son of ex-Lanka president Rajapaksa arrested over Airbus deal](https://www.dawn.com/news/2027607/son-of-ex-lanka-president-rajapaksa-arrested-over-airbus-deal) · 5 Sep 2026, 4:02 AM PKT
  > COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s anti-graft authorities on Friday arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, accusing him of receiving $800,000 linked to a 2013 Airbus deal. A magistrate ordered the 40-year-old scion of the once-powerful Rajapaksa family to be held for two weeks. He was taken before court by an anti-corruption body, which arrested him after questionin...
- **24 News HD** — [Sri Lanka arrests ex-president's son over Airbus deal](https://www.24newshd.tv/04-Sep-2026/sri-lanka-arrests-ex-president-s-son-airbus-deal) · 4 Sep 2026, 3:31 PM PKT · 92% identical wording to the newest filing
  > Sri Lanka's main anti-graft body arrested lawmaker Namal Rajapaksa, the son of former president Mahinda Rajapaksa, on Friday in connection with a corruption probe into a 2013 Airbus aircraft purchase.
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Sri Lanka arrests ex-president’s son over Airbus deal](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/sri-lanka-arrests-ex-presidents-son-over-airbus-deal-3000299) · 4 Sep 2026, 3:09 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing

3 articles from 3 outlets, 4–5 Sep 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text.

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