COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The Latest on the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka (all times local):4:30 p.m. The Islamic State group is claiming responsibility for the Easter attacks in Sri Lanka that killed at least 321 people, but offered no evidence. Authorities in Sri Lanka are further increasing security measures after the Easter suicide bombings that killed at least 310 people. ——NoonA warning shared with Sri Lankan security agencies on April 11 said a local group was planning a suicide terror attack against churches in Sri Lanka. Priyalal Disanayaka, the deputy inspector general of police, signed the letter addressed to the directors of four Sri Lankan security agencies.

Source: National Post April 23, 2019 07:11 UTC