Australia's prime minister said Friday that the Sri Lankan militant group blamed for the Easter bombings that killed at least 250 people had support from the Islamic State group, a day after Sri Lankan officials said they were still evaluating foreign ties.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison told reporters that he could confirm links between a local Sri Lankan organization and "support being provided including the targets of these attacks" by the Islamic State group network, citing overnight briefings. He said Australian police were involved in the investigation.
Gration Fernando crossed himself when he looked at the church after walking out of his shop there. Fernando says he, like other Sri Lankans, was worried about further attacks. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he feared that some of the suspects "may go out for a suicide attack" in an interview Thursday with The Associated Press.
The discrepancy was not immediately explained, but it fit a pattern of claims and counterclaims by Sri Lankan officials that have muddled the investigation.
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