Sri Lanka's minister of defense says the Easter Sunday bombings were 'carried out in retaliation' for attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15.
Sri Lanka’s minister of defense says the Easter Sunday bombings were “carried out in retaliation” for attacks on mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, on March 15.
He said the toll from coordinated bombings at churches, luxury hotels and other sites now stands at 321 people dead and 500 injured.Authorities in Sri Lanka are further increasing security measures after the Easter suicide bombings that killed at least 310 people. Priyalal Disanayaka, the deputy inspector general of police, signed the letter addressed to the directors of four Sri Lankan security agencies. He asked the four security directors to “pay extra attention” to the places and VIPs in their care.
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