April 23
The Islamic State on Tuesday claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka that left 321 people dead.
A statement on the Amaq news agency, which the group uses to put out statements, claimed that the attack was the work of “fighters of the Islamic State”.
The group did not provide any evidence to support the claim, the Guardian reported.
A string of eight powerful blasts, including suicide attacks, struck churches and luxury hotels frequented by foreigners in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, killing over 321 people, including six Indians, and shattering a decade of peace in the island nation since the end of the brutal civil war with the LTTE.
Police spokesman Ruwan Gunasekera said the number of arrests on the incidents have now gone up to 24.
However, the government said they will not disclose the details of the suspects involved in the attacks to prevent them from getting publicity.