Sri Lanka says an international terror network is suspected in attacks that killed 290 people. An official says there were multiple warnings.
A government spokesman, Rajitha Senaratne, said multiple warnings were received in the days before the attacks, which killed 290 people and injured at least 500 more. CNN understands that at least one warning referred to Nations Thawahid Jaman , a little-known local Islamist group which has previously defaced Buddhist statues.Senaratne, who is also health minister, said he did not believe a local group could have acted alone.
The bombs blew out the tiled roofs of churches, killing worshipers. Images showed bloodied pews, broken glass and plumes of smoke."You can see pieces of flesh thrown all over the walls and on the sanctuary and even outside of the church," Tillekeratne said. More blasts ripped through three luxury hotels in Colombo: The Shangri-La, Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury, all popular with foreign tourists and the country's business community.
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