Official death toll of the Sunday suicide attacks on
churches and hotels in Sri Lanka has soared to 290 with another 500 injured.
Most of the dead are said to be Sri Lankan nationals, but 31
people from other countries are believed to have been killed in the unfortunate
incident.
No-one has admitted carrying out the bombings, but the Sri
Lankan government has blamed a local jihadist group known as the National
Thowheed Jamath which it said had the support of an “international network”.
According to our sources, 24 people have been arrested by
police in a series of raids.
Another blast on Monday also occurred near a church in the
capital, Colombo, as security forces tried to defuse explosives inside a
vehicle used by the attackers.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been reported to
have complained that authorities were “aware of information” of possible
attacks but that the intelligence was not acted upon.
World leaders have been expressing outrage at the deadly
attacks and, at the same time, paying tributes to the victims.
US President Donald Trump called Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister
Ranil Wickremesinghe on Monday to express condolences while the Prime Minister
reportedly appreciated the president’s concern and updated him on the progress
of the investigation into the attacks.
Mr Trump was also reported to have pledged his country’s
support to Sri Lanka in bringing the perpetrators to justice, and the leaders
reaffirmed their commitment to the fight against global terrorism.
Other world leaders, including the Duke and Duchess of
Cambridge, Prince William and Catherine, have also been expressing condolences
to the people of Sri Lanka and other affected nations in the sad event.
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