Sirisena also warned it may be possible Islamic State had launched a "new strategy" by targeting smaller countries, Sky New said on Wednesday. ‘Leave my country alone’: Sri Lanka president Maithripala Sirisena tells Islamic Statehttps://t.co/u0SZd4NpZ1 pic.twitter.com/1L8TnkdUBX — Hindustan Times (@htTweets) May 1, 2019Investigations revealed the bombs used in the Easter attacks were made locally, the president said in the interview. In the video, a bearded man with Baghdadi’s appearance says the Sri Lanka bombings were Islamic State's response to losses in its last territorial stronghold of Baghouz in Syria. In the Sky News interview, Sirisena said he had a message for Islamic State: "Leave my country alone." The US Federal Bureau of Investigation and Interpol, as well as other undisclosed foreign agencies, are helping Sri Lanka with the probe.

Source: Dhaka Tribune May 01, 2019 09:56 UTC