National Thowheeth Jama’ath shot into the limelight last year when it was linked to the vandalisation of Buddhist statues. Sri Lanka bomb blasts LIVE UpdatesAdvertisingSri Lanka was jolted by eight simultaneous and coordinated explosions in several locations, including at several major Catholic churches during Easter Sunday service, which left around 400 wounded. Later, two more blasts were reported in Colombo, targeting a hotel in the Sri Lankan capital’s southern suburb near the Colombo Zoo and the other at a housing complex. India on Sunday strongly condemned the serial blasts in Sri Lanka and called for concerted global action to deal with terrorism. “India has always opposed and rejected terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and has urged concerted action by the international community against terrorism, including cross-border terrorism.

Source: Indian Express April 21, 2019 10:18 UTC