Sri Lanka

The Islamic State (ISIS) has claimed responsibility for the series of blasts that was carried out across 8 locations in three different cities including Colombo

All over the world, the terrorist attacks by radical Islamists is immediately served with long and extensive excuses about how social ills, discrimination, poverty, hardships, and atrocities lead to terrorism.

Two Muslim brothers from a wealthy family were among the ISIS suicide bombers involved in Sri Lanka terror attack

The Sri Lankan government had yesterday stated that a domestic terror outfit the National Thowheed Jama'ath is responsible for the attacks.

Sri Lanka's Deputy Defence Minister has said in the parliament that the suicide bombing was a retaliation to the Christchurch attack in New Zealand last month

The bomb blasts in Sri Lanka which have killed over 200 people are markedly different from Christchurch shooting of only a month ago.

As per reports India had shared the intelligence input that the NTJ might carry out attacks in Churches and a hotel frequented by Indian nationals.

Earlier, Sri Lanka’s PM Ranil Wickremesinghe has reportedly admitted that they had been warned about possible attacks by an Islamist terrorist group. PM Wickremesinghe stated that despite the warning by intelligence agencies, Sri Lanka ‘failed’ to take adequate measures.

Yesterday was a day of pure terror. The death toll in Sri Lanka continued to mount throughout the day.

PM Wickremasinghe has also stated that they would need international help to ascertain whether the terrorists had received help from another country.