COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The leader of the Islamic State group praised the Easter suicide bombings that killed more than 250 people in Sri Lanka in a video released Monday, calling on militants to be a 'thorn' against their enemies in his first filmed appearance in nearly five years.
1 / 12Soldiers return to their base following an operation searching for explosives and suspects tied to a local group of Islamic State militants in Kalmunai, Sri Lanka, Monday, April 29, 2019. The Catholic Church in Sri Lanka on Monday has urged the government to crack down on Islamic extremists with more vigor"as if on war footing" in the aftermath of the Easter bombings.
The 18-minute video of al-Baghdadi included images of the extremist leader sitting in a white room with three others, assault rifles by their sides. He discussed Sri Lanka in an audio portion of the video, suggesting the April 21 attacks came after they filmed him. He also called on Islamic State-pledged militants in the island nation off the southern tip of India to be"a thorn in the chests of the crusaders."
Anger against Sri Lanka's government has grown after the country discovered its security services had prior, specific warnings an attack loomed. "I want to state that we may not be able to keep people under control in the absence of a stronger security program," he said."We can't forever give them false promises and keep them calm."
The church closing followed local officials and the U.S. Embassy in Colombo warning that more militants remained on the loose with explosives and places of worship remained targets.
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