COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka on Tuesday described the devastating string of bombings on Easter that killed 321 people as a response to the attack on two mosques in New Zealand last month. “Investigations have revealed that the attacks were carried out by Islamic extremists in retaliation to the mosque attacks in Christchurch, New Zealand,” State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene told parliament. Such powers were used extensively during Sri Lanka’s civil war but have not been implemented since 2011. The authenticity of those documents were verified by Sri Lanka’s state minister for defense, Ruwan Wijewardene. Mujibur Rahman, a member of Sri Lanka’s Parliament who was briefed on the report, said it was based on information from Indian intelligence agencies.

Source: National Post April 23, 2019 12:33 UTC