Photo: ReutersDevastating Easter bombings in Sri Lanka were retaliation for the recent deadly attacks on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch, a Sri Lankan official says. Earlier on Tuesday, Sri Lankan government and military sources said a Syrian had been detained among 40 people being questioned over the bombs. US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Wickremesinghe on Monday to pledge US support in bringing the perpetrators to justice. The attacks have also underlined concern over fractures in Sri Lanka's government, and whether the discord prevented action that might have stopped them. The US State Department said in a travel advisory that "terrorist groups" were possibly plotting more attacks in Sri Lanka.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 23, 2019 09:24 UTC