“Sri Lankan investigator: No ISIL link to Easter bombings” Aljazeera

Sri Lanka’s Easter attacks that killed more than 250 people were carried out by local groups who drew inspiration from, but were not directly linked to, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL or ISIS) group, a Sri Lankan investigator has said.

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“Sri Lanka intelligence chief fired after criticism over bombings” Aljazeera

Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena has fired the country’s chief of national intelligence after he suggested that the president was forewarned about the deadly Easter bombings.

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