A little-known Islamic extremist group was named responsible for the bomb blasts, which killed nearly 300.
The Sri Lankan government said the Easter Sunday bombings which killed at least 290 people were carried out by an Islamist terror group with the assistance of an international network. The small, local extremist group, called National Thowheed Jamath, has been accused of committing the attacks on churches and hotels which left a further 500 injured, although no group has yet come forward to claim responsibility.
A statement from President Maithripala Sirisena’s office said he would be seeking information on who was responsible for plotting the attacks. "The intelligence reports [indicate] that foreign terrorist organizations are behind the local terrorists. Therefore, the president is to seek the assistance of the foreign countries," a spokesperson said, reported the BBC.
“On 9 April, the chief of national intelligence wrote a letter, and in this letter many of the names of the members of the terrorist organization were written down,” Senaratne told a press conference, reported The Guardian."The prime minister was not informed by these letters and revelations. We are not trying to evade responsibility, but these are the facts. We were surprised to see these reports.
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