Play Video 0:32 CCTV footage of suspected Sri Lanka bombers released – videoA group of around 500 Muslims are being sheltered in one city, which the Guardian is not naming. “Then in Sri Lanka, people attack us because they say we are Muslims.”The Ahmadi themselves have fled decades of persecution in Pakistan and elsewhere. Some 1,600 refugees and asylum seekers are registered with UNHCR in Sri Lanka, he said. The man whose face could be seen has been identified as Mohamed Zahran, also known as Zahran Hashim, a preacher from the east of Sri Lanka known for his militant views and who officials believe was the attack’s mastermind. One of the bombers was identified as Abdul Latheef Mohamed Jameel, who studied in the UK and Australia before returning to settle in Sri Lanka.

Source: The Guardian April 25, 2019 10:54 UTC