NEW: Sri Lanka bombings were in retaliation for Christchurch shooting, defense minister says.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Sri Lanka’s minister of defense said the coordinated Easter Sunday attacks that killed at least 321 people were retaliation for the recent Christchurch mosque massacre in New Zealand. “Extremist group named National Thowheed Jamaath carried out Sunday's terror attacks in response to terror attacks in Christchurch," Defense Minister Ruwan Wijewardene said.
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