IS group claims Sri Lanka Easter attacks. The group, which has lost all the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria, has made a series of unsupported and opportunistic claims of responsibility.
The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 321 people, but offered no evidence.The claim said: “The perpetrators of the attack that targeted nationals of the countries of the coalitions and Christians in Sri Lanka before yesterday are fighters from the Islamic State.”The group, which has lost all the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria, has made a series of unsupported claims of responsibility.
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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