LATEST: Local militant group is responsible for Easter Sunday suicide bombings, Sri Lankan government official says.
A Sri Lankan government official says a local militant group named National Thowfeek Jamaath is responsible for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings.
Morrison says two other dual citizens were injured but are in stable conditions. He says one is being treated for shrapnel wounds and the other has a broken leg. Welianga says two people were involved in the attack at the Shangri-La hotel. One bomber each attacked the Cinnamon Grand and Kingsbury hotels and St. Anthonys Shrine in Colombo, St. Sebastians church in the city of Negombo and Zion Church in the city of Batticaloa.
Both Chinese President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang have sent condolences and said they firmly support the Sri Lankan governments effort to maintain security and stability, according to Xinhua.A Sri Lanka military spokesman says that an explosive device was found and defused late Easter Sunday on an access road to the international airport near Colombo.
The statement issued by spokesman Stephane Dujarric said Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was outraged by the terrorist attacks on churches and hotels on a sacred day for Christians around the world and hoped the perpetrators will be swiftly brought to justice.The bombings killed 290 people and were Sri Lankas deadliest violence since a devastating civil war ended a decade ago.Police say the death toll from the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka has increased to 290.
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