The Islamic State (ISIS) has released a picture of the “suicide bombers responsible for the Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka”.
The image was released by Amaq
news agency, the official mouthpiece for the group.
ISIS had earlier claimed responsibility
for the suicide bombings which led to the deaths of over 300 persons,
saying it targeted Christians and Sri Lanka citizens.
“Those, who carried out the
attack that targeted the citizens of the coalition and Christians in Sri Lanka
the day before yesterday were Islamic State fighters,” Amaq reported on
Tuesday.
#BREAKING: ISIS release a portrait photo of the seven terrorists responsible for the #SriLankaBombings standing in a row. Also, notice the 8th terrorist standing behind the second one from the right. pic.twitter.com/mFMlHoYzdt— Imam Mohamad Tawhidi (@Imamofpeace) 23 April 2019
While all the suspected bombers covered their faces, Zahran
Hashim, an extremist cleric, left his open.
The picture was taken in front of an ISIS flag. There are
also reports identifying Hashim as the mastermind of the attacks.
The group had previously named the bombers alongside Hashim
as Abu Ubayda, Abu al-Mukhtar, Abu Khalil, Abu al-Bara’a, Abu Muhammad and Abu
Abdullah.
The death toll from the multiple suicide attacks at churches
and hotels in Sri Lanka over the Easter weekend rose to 321 on Tuesday, the
national day of mourning for the victims.
There are reports that the bombings were intended as
retaliation for last month’s attack against Muslims in Christchurch, New
Zealand.
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