Explosions have hit three churches and four hotels in and around the Sri Lankan capital of Colombo killing at least 310 people.
Sri Lanka Blames Local Group for Attacks but Suspects ‘International Network’
Sri Lankan officials said on Monday that the coordinated bombings of churches and hotels across the country on Easter Sunday had been carried out by National Thowheeth Jama’ath, a little-known radical Islamist group, with help from international militants. Rajitha Senaratne, the Sri Lankan health minister, blamed the group at a news conference in Colombo, the capital, adding: “There was an international network without which these attacks could not have succeeded.” Credit Cards Are Now Offering 0% Interest Until 2020 Find out more on Finder Ad Finder.com.
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The Islamic State group says it was behind a devastating string of suicide attacks against churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed more than 320 people on Easter Sunday.
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Islamic State claimed responsibility for the Easter bombings that killed more than 300 people in Sri Lanka and posted a video that it said showed the suicide bombers , dressed in black robes, declaring their loyalty to the group.
(Pictured) Officials inspect the damaged St. Sebastian's Church after multiple explosions targeting churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on April 21, in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka.