The terrorist group ISIS has claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks on churches and hotels in Sri Lanka that killed at least 321 people on Easter Sunday, but provided no evidence.
In a bulletin posted by its Aamaq news agency, ISIS said: “The perpetrators of the attack that targeted nationals of the countries of the coalitions and Christians in Sri Lanka before yesterday are fighters from the Islamic State,” according to a translation by the Associated Press.
The news came on Tuesday as the Sri Lankan minister of defense Ruwan Wijewardene said the attacks were in retaliation for last month’s terrorist attack against Muslims in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which 50 people were killed. He did not immediately offer any evidence. “The preliminary investigations have revealed that what happened in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for the attack against Muslims in Christchurch,” he told the Sri Lankan parliament.
Worth mentioning that All muslim countires and islamic organizations, and icons condemned the terrorist act through official and social media and expressed their thoughts with Sri Lanka.
I strongly condemn the #SriLankaAttacks. Many were killed this morning while attending church services. This is totally unacceptable. We firmly believe in peaceful coexistence. My thoughts are with the victims & their families. #PrayForPeace #PrayForSriLanka #SriLanka
— Mufti Ismail Menk (@muftimenk) April 21, 2019
ISIS has now lost all the territory it once held in Iraq and Syria following an offensive by Syrian opposition forces in March, but terror experts warn it is still a threat.
