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There are "some links" between the deadly Easter bombings and Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS), Sri Lanka's prime minister has said, warning that new attacks are possible.See also: Sri Lanka Terror: Multiple explosions target Catholic churches and luxury hotels on Easter Sunday - Death toll hits 290 - UPDATES
The country's authorities are monitoring Islamic State recruits who have returned to the country, PM Ranil Wickremesinghe said on Tuesday.
So far, only Sri Lankan citizens have been arrested in connection with the attacks, the PM said. However, some of the suspected bombers had traveled abroad and returned home before carrying out the massacre.
The bombings of Christian churches and luxury hotels, which killed over 300 people, might have been in retaliation to the Christchurch mosque shooting in New Zealand, the official added. A fourth hotel was also a terrorist target, yet the attack failed, according to the PM.
Shortly before Wickremasinghe held the press conference, IS claimed responsibility for the attacks through its propaganda mouthpiece Amaq. While the group did not provide any evidence to back up the claims, Sri Lankan authorities are taking the statement seriously.
"We will be following up on IS claims, we believe there may be links," Wickremasinghe stated.
Wickremasinghe revealed that the country's intelligence units received information about the bombing plot beforehand and that a specific tip-off came from India. The investigation into the blasts is receiving international support as well. The FBI revealed that it is assisting Sri Lankan authorities.
We'll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.
What are they??? - They're flame tips coming off of a ball of fire. Okay?...
I guess his uncle was Micheal Rockefeller? [Link]
My brother-in-law - a wonderful man - went through this stage of living in a constant dream world not long before my sister-in-law had to realize...
Absolutely no money laundering going on here....
Standup comedy. He's got a substantial repertoire of Russky jokes.
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There are probably aren't any real links, but the narrative-writers certainly want us to believe that there are.
As we said would happen after they slaughtered dozens of Muslims in NZ, next they'll do so to dozens of Christians somewhere. And so on...