KALMUNAI, Sri Lanka — Suicide bombings at a militants’ safe house have shaken the simple homes of this east Sri Lankan town as well as the rest of this idyllic coast, as the investigation into the Islamic State-claimed Easter bombings has spread here. “Even though the security forces are here, it’s not like earlier,” said Chandima Krishanthi, a 42-year-old market vendor in nearby Ampara. Spent 7.62 mm cartridges littered the ground, likely from the assault rifle one of the militants carried. The Islamic State group claimed Friday night’s suicide bombings, saying early Sunday morning that “with success from Allah the Almighty” the attackers blew themselves up. “How can they have children then blow up these children?”The officer gently laid the child’s arm down next to a charred assault rifle magazine, a license plate and pieces of a cellphone.

Source: National Post April 28, 2019 14:48 UTC