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General Category => World News => Topic started by: TomSea on April 21, 2019, 05:03:00 am
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Bomb blasts in Sri Lanka today: 156 killed, including 35 foreigners in Sri Lanka bomb blasts- Times of India
AFP | Updated: Apr 21, 2019, 4:16 IST
COLOMBO: A string of blasts ripped through high-end hotels and churches holding Easter services in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 156 people, including 35 foreigners.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe condemned the attacks as "cowardly" and said the government was working to "contain the situation".
Images circulating on social media and local news stations showed extensive damage at one of three churches targeted in the near simultaneous blasts on Sunday morning.
Much of the church roof was blown out in the explosion, with roof tiles and splintered wood littering the floor and pools of blood in between wounded worshippers.
Read more at: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/bombs-kill-138-in-easter-day-attacks-on-sri-lankan-churches-hotels/articleshow/68973807.cms (https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/south-asia/bombs-kill-138-in-easter-day-attacks-on-sri-lankan-churches-hotels/articleshow/68973807.cms)
Deepti Sachdeva, journalist is tweeting 25 dead.
https://twitter.com/DeeptiSachdeva_ (https://twitter.com/DeeptiSachdeva_)
(A good source for updates)
Blasts reported at churches in Sri Lanka
Explosions have been reported at two churches in Sri Lanka as Christians celebrate Easter.
There are also reports of an explosion at at least one hotel.
Read more at: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48001720 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48001720)
Sri Lanka is mainly a Buddhist nation, some Hindus, the Tamils, whatever they are.. they probably have a number of Muslims as well. So, obviously, the question is, who did this? I will look to see if there is any additional news on this.
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Somebody did something.
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SRI LANKA ATTACKS:
- 200 dead
- 525 injured
- Eight bomb blasts
- Churches and luxury hotels
- Curfew issued, starts at 6 PM local (currently 2:50 PM)
- Americans among those killed
2:22 AM - 21 Apr 2019
https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1119894153914146818 (https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1119894153914146818)
Unfortunately, we can almost predict how this will go. Initial blasts, report, then first report of casualties, 20-25, suffice it to say, 200 now. I didn't think it would hit this high, I was thinking 80-100.
It sure looks like ISIS.
Sri Lanka on a map, South of India, just in case someone doesn't know.
(https://www.oneindia.com/img/2015/01/25-1422170396-srilanka-india-map-600.jpg)
I'm going off the top of my head but I think they area largely Buddhist country, some Hindus, surely they have some Muslims. This looks like an Islamic terrorist act. It certainly appears to be a well-coordinated attack.
In the past, it sounds like they have had civil war there, the Tamils... I would think this has nothing to do with that. I look at the map, a fairly small island. It's hard to judge the sizes of countries really.
Checking some stats,
Over 20,000,000 people, So, for an island, a big population I'd say.
As a comparison, square miles.
Sri Lanka, 25,332 sq. miles
Pennsylvania 46,055 sq miles
So, PA. is almost 2 times as big.
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Oh my just woke up and saw news alerts for this on my phone. Speechless, and beyond sad. Those poor people and their families. Prayers up for them and the first responders.
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I looked up Sri Lanka because I have a very old globe that’s been in the family for eons and it’s listing it as Ceylon. (Yep it’s old!)
From Wikipedia
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka
Wikipedia says most of the people there are Buddhist. 70% Then 12% Hindu.
9% Islam 7% Christianity
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Why guess when you have the internet?
Religion in Sri Lanka (2011)[1]
Buddhism (state religion) (70.2%)
Hinduism (12.6%)
Islam (9.7%)
Christianity (7.4%)
Other/None (0.1%
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Sri_Lanka (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Sri_Lanka)
More Muslims than Christians.
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7 suspects arrested
Breaking
https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Sri-Lanka-s-defense-minister-says-seven-suspects-13783563.php (https://www.chron.com/news/crime/article/Sri-Lanka-s-defense-minister-says-seven-suspects-13783563.php)
@TomSea
No news on who they are yet
@mountaineer
@Smokin Joe
@dfwgator
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Multiple churches and hotels hit.
Multiple explosions have hit churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, killing at least 158 people as worshippers attended Easter services, police announced on Sunday.
An eighth explosion was reported in Colombo, police said, the latest in a string of deadly blasts in and around the Sri Lankan capital.
In just one church, St. Sebastian's in Katuwapitiya, north of the capital, more than 50 people were killed, a police official told Reuters, with pictures showing bodies on the ground, blood on the pews and a destroyed roof.
Local media said 25 people were also killed in an attack on a church in Batticaloa in Eastern Province, where more than 300 injured people were rushed to a local hospital.
Police sources said several foreigners were among the dead. The three hotels where the blasts took place are in Colombo and are frequented by foreign tourists.
Local TV showed damage at the Cinnamon Grand, Shangri-La and Kingsbury hotels. The Shangri-La's second-floor restaurant was gutted in the blast, with the ceiling and windows blown out. ...
France24 (https://www.france24.com/en/20190421-multiple-blasts-hit-sri-lanka-churches-easter-sunday?ref=fb_i)
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BBC reported just a few minutes ago:
At least 207 people have been killed and 400 hurt in explosions at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka, police say.
At least eight blasts were reported. Three churches in Negombo, Batticaloa and Colombo's Kochchikade district were targeted during Easter services.
The Shangri-La, Kingsbury, Cinnamon Grand and a fourth hotel, all in Colombo, were also hit. ...
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48001720 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48001720)
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Wouldn’t seem to be carry over from the Kandy riots, last year. That was a conflict between Buddhist and Islamic sects.
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The Death Toll is now at 207; just imagine, a popular movie right now is the "Hotel Mumbai" movie. 174 people died in that and that was a real big story.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualties_of_the_2008_Mumbai_attacks
If one goes to youtube and types "scenes Hotel Mumbai", a lot of the movie is there to watch. I'm just saying that, as to not be in poor taste. I've got to think, that is a lot like what a real terrorist attack is like if one doesn't want to go to the theater to see it.
As to the culprits, we will see. But hitting the big hotels showed they probably targeted the West besides Christians.
I'm surprised there appear to have been few safe guards against this act, little security.
Sounds like they are saying suicide bombs used, if so... definitely Jihadists I would think.
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There were no immediate claims of responsibility for the blasts, but documents seen by AFP show that Sri Lanka's police chief Pujuth Jayasundara issued an intelligence alert to top officers 10 days ago, warning that suicide bombers planned to hit 'prominent churches'.
'A foreign intelligence agency has reported that the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama'ath) is planning to carry out suicide attacks targeting prominent churches as well as the Indian high commission in Colombo,' the alert said.
The NTJ is a radical Muslim group in Sri Lanka that was linked last year to the vandalisation of Buddhist statues.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6944119/Hundreds-hurt-blasts-hit-Sri-Lanka-churches-hotels.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6944119/Hundreds-hurt-blasts-hit-Sri-Lanka-churches-hotels.html)
Very detailed article. Lots of pictures. Just a horrible story.
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Pompeo: 'Several US citizens' killed in Sri Lanka attacks
"The United States offers our deepest condolences to the families and friends of those killed and wishes a quick recovery to all who were injured. While many details of the attacks are still emerging, we can confirm that several U.S. citizens were among those killed. The U.S. Embassy is working tirelessly to provide all possible assistance to the American citizens affected by the attacks and their families," Pompeo said.
https://thehill.com/policy/international/439916-pompeo-several-us-citizens-killed-in-sri-lanka-attacks
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Educating Liberals
†@Education4Libs
3h3 hours ago
49 Muslims were killed in New Zealand & it made international news headlines for weeks.
Yet 200+ Christians were murdered this morning on Easter Sunday & the Fake News Media will hardly mention it.
Unbelievable.
549 replies 6,814 retweets 10,995 likes
https://twitter.com/Education4Libs/status/1119989833240154112
I might have seen someone say similar first but ain't it the truth. This New Zealand thing was the biggest thing on the planet, while this tragedy in Sri Lanka? And that truly is sad...
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It sure looks like ISIS.
Multiple simultaneous mass casualty attacks is more of an al-Qaeda strategy than ISIS. Not all Islamic terrorist groups operate the same way.
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For some reason, we're not hearing much about this attack today in Munich:
Croatian Mass in Munich Disrupted by Mentally Ill Person Shouting "Allahu Akbar"
By HINA, 21 Apr 2019, 17:06 PM
ZAGREB, April 21, 2019 - The person of African descent who disrupted Mass in St Peter's Church in the Croatian Catholic parish in Munich on Saturday evening by shouting "Allahu Akbar" and throwing stones, is mentally ill and not connected with terrorism, the Croatian Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs said on Sunday.
The man was shouting and throwing stones at the congregation and around the church, and the people fled in panic. Twenty-five Croatian nationals were slightly injured in the confusion, the ministry told Hina, adding that police said that the man did not use firecrackers as some media reported.
Croatian media at home and abroad said that it was a middle-aged man who was shouting "Allahu Akbar", which led many of the believers to think that it was a terrorist attack. ... [sounds like a reasonable conclusion to me]
... [but wait!] The Croatian ministry quoted the Munich police as saying that the incident had nothing to do with terrorism and that it was caused by a mentally ill person, who has been hospitalised after being arrested. ...
Total Croatian News (https://www.total-croatia-news.com/the-croatian-diaspora/35455-allahu-akbar)
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Some commentary on Twitter:fix your posture @raslji
48m48 minutes ago
additional info from a witness: he was already yelling at the congregation from the outside of the church, one attendee yelled at him "be quiet!" in German, and he said "What do you mean quiet, you will see..." , He then came in and...
yelled he is a Muslim, then mentioned "Allah Akbar", threw rocks at people. He was quickly surrounded, they held him down and then the priest came over and told them to stop beating him.
also, the witness (the witness was attending the mass) said the attacker most definitely did not seem mentally unstable.
alsooo, he said he is a "mudžahedin" so not muslim but a jihadist.
i'm translating these things from a Croatian source if anyone is wondering.
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For some reason, we're not hearing much about this attack today in Munich:Total Croatian News (https://www.total-croatia-news.com/the-croatian-diaspora/35455-allahu-akbar)
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Some commentary on Twitter:
Sotiri Dimpinoudis ââ€
†@sotiridi
#Update: Pictures of the St.Paul Church in #Munich in #Germany, attacked with fireworks inside during Easter night service, were 24 people got injured in a stampede. And witnesses on the scene said that the attacker yelled "Allahu Akbar" after the fireworks.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4rvQZnWkAIlFNK.jpg)
This must be the culprit:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4rvQZzXoAAOC8f.jpg)
https://twitter.com/sotiridi/status/1119970580508356609 (https://twitter.com/sotiridi/status/1119970580508356609)
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BKMK
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(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/21/20/12547272-6944119-image-a-21_1555874876774.jpg)
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/21/08/12530816-6944119-image-a-31_1555830157146.jpg)
(https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/04/21/20/12547268-6944119-image-a-13_1555874845580.jpg)
St. Sebastian's Church after blast in Negombo, north of Colombo, Sri Lanka
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6945319/Pictured-British-lawyer-mother-son-killed-Easter-Sunday-Sri-Lanka-bomb-attacks.html (https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6945319/Pictured-British-lawyer-mother-son-killed-Easter-Sunday-Sri-Lanka-bomb-attacks.html)
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Obianuju Ekeocha
â€Verified account @obianuju
Obianuju Ekeocha Retweeted Hillary Clinton
By “Easter worshippers†she means Christians😏
Hillary Clinton
Verified account @HillaryClinton
On this holy weekend for many faiths, we must stand united against hatred and violence. I'm praying for everyone affected by today's horrific attacks on Easter worshippers and travelers in Sri Lanka.
3:08 PM - 21 Apr 2019
https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/1120086979553763329
:pondering:
Also, "Holy Weekend for many faiths"... *****rollingeyes***** I mean, would it be more than 2 faiths and they can not be named?
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If the terrorists and Islamic apologists follow the Hamas/PLO playbook, they will explain that they only did this in response to being "oppressed" by the Christians there.
Islamic terrorists love to kill, anybody, including other Muslims. It does not really matter to them. However, killing Christian Infidels in Church during the Easter Holiday must give them a particularly sweet taste.
"OPPRESSION!!" It's not our fault. We were only responding to being 'oppressed'. Yeah sure.
The basis of Islam is to purify the planet of non-believers. Once they do that, they will divide up into their various sects and start killing each other. There is no end to Islamic killing ever. This attack shows that Islam murders for the sake of Death and no other reason. There was no 'goal' to this. There was nothing accomplished in this. It was just pure Islamic violence and murder for its own sake. They just wanted to kill somebody and the innocent unarmed Christians offered a tempting target.
If there were no Christians in Sri Lanka, the Islamists would have just killed some other group with whom they disagree. To the Islamists, it doesn't matter very much whom they are killing, as long as they are killing someone/anyone. They even kill their own families with so called "honor killings" and kill themselves with suicide murders.
To Islam, killing for the sake of killing is the most important goal. And their own family, neighbors, friends, other Muslims, and even their own life, is not out of bounds.
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Sri Lanka attack death toll rises to 290
By Euan McKirdy, Sheena McKenzie, Caitlin Hu, Lauren Said-Moorhouse and Harmeet Kaur, CNN (https://www.cnn.com/asia/live-news/sri-lanka-easter-sunday-explosions-dle-intl/index.html)
Updated 4 min ago9:27 a.m. ET, April 22, 2019
Headline only.
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Sri Lanka: Police find 87 detonators at Colombo’s main bus station
Apr 22, 2019 6:27 am By Robert Spencer
Jihad Watch (https://www.jihadwatch.org/2019/04/sri-lanka-police-find-87-detonators-at-colombos-main-bus-station)
Apparently more jihad carnage was in the offing, and even more still could be coming.
“87 detonators found at the Fort bus station,†by Lahiru Fernando, News 1st (https://www.newsfirst.lk/2019/04/22/87-detonators-found-at-the-fort-bus-station/), April 22, 2019:
COLOMBO (News 1st): Police HQ has issued a press release announcing that Police STF Officers of the Pettah police station have discovered 87 detonators at the Fort Bus Station.
The officers discovered 12 detonators around 1 pm today (April 22) on the bus station floor.
Police found another 75 detonators when searching a garbage area in the same location. All detonators have been taken into Police custody and no arrests have been made.
Pettah police are conducting further investigations.
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https://twitter.com/obianuju/status/1120086979553763329
:pondering:
Also, "Holy Weekend for many faiths"... *****rollingeyes***** I mean, would it be more than 2 faiths and they can not be named?
I don't know anyone who worships Easter. Obama sent out a tweet using the same words.
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All of the bigwig dems used the same terminology. Quelle coinkydink.
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This hit the wires late last night or so. There was some intelligence.
I didn't post it here, not sure if anyone mentioned it but I believe there was serious strife with the Muslims in Sri Lanka against the majority Buddhists.
Were intel warnings "ignored" ahead of Sri Lanka terror attack?
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan officials failed to heed warnings from intelligence agencies about the threat of an attack by a domestic radical Muslim group that officials blame for Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 200 people, the country's health minister said Monday. The coordinated bombings that ripped through churches and luxury hotels were carried out by seven suicide bombers from a militant group named National Thowfeek Jamaath, Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said.
International intelligence agencies warned of the attacks several times starting April 4, Senaratne said. On April 9, the defense ministry wrote to the police chief with intelligence that included the group's name, he said.
Police chief Pujuth Jayasundara issued an intelligence alert to top officers on April 11, according to French news agency AFP, warning that suicide bombers from a radical Muslim group were planning to attack "prominent churches."
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sri-lanka-bombings-intelligence-warnings-terror-attacks-ignored/ (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/sri-lanka-bombings-intelligence-warnings-terror-attacks-ignored/)
Also, aside from the Billionaire's children, an American from Denver is missing.
American on work trip, billionaire's kids die in Sri Lanka attack
Colleagues of Dieter Kowalski, 40, were urged to "remember his love of life and his love of solving people’s problems."
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-dieter-kowalski-unaccounted-after-sri-lanka-attack-n996906 (https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/american-dieter-kowalski-unaccounted-after-sri-lanka-attack-n996906)
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Hillary after Christchurch:
My heart breaks for New Zealand & the global Muslim community. We must continue to fight the perpetuation and normalization of Islamophobia and racism in all its forms
White supremacist terrorists must be condemned by leaders everywhere. Their murderous hatred must be stopped.
Hillary after Sri Lanka?
My heart breaks for Sri Lanka & the global Christian community. We must continue to fight the perpetuation and normalization of Christophobia and racism in all its forms
Islamic supremacist terrorists must be condemned by leaders everywhere. Their murderous hatred must be stopped.
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All of the bigwig dems used the same terminology. Quelle coinkydink.
It is amazing.
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News Flash twitter reporting:
News flash
†@BRNewsFlash
32m32 minutes ago
#BREAKING: first pictures of the man responsible for the #SriLanka terror attacks that killed 290 people and injured hundreds.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D4xY8wUWkAApY4H.jpg)
https://twitter.com/BRNewsFlash/status/1120368267447631872
More at link.
Really, about what we would expect.
Another bomb was in a van, I had not seen this, one can see the explosion which thankfully, killed no one at a video here. The bomb went off today it sounds like, 6 or a few hours ago. Nobody was near it, no injuries. It was sequestered off apparently. At least, that seems to be the reporting.
https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1120296231840952320
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Matt Walsh
â€Verified account @MattWalshBlog
3h3 hours ago
Matt Walsh Retweeted Hillary Clinton
Hillary after New Zealand attack: My heart breaks for the Muslim community.
Hillary after Orlando attack: I am an ally of the LGBT community.
Hillary after Sri Lanka: Praying for Easter worshippers and tourists.
Are we really supposed to believe that this isn't intentional?
https://twitter.com/MattWalshBlog/status/1120351174207655938
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Newt Gingrich
â€Verified account @newtgingrich
How do President Obama and Secretary Clinton both come up with Easter worshippers in their tweets about the murders in Sri Lanka? To have both of them use the same term the same day is strange. Is Easter Worshipper the left’s new way to avoid the word Christian? Pathetic.
https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/1120324159110729734 (https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/1120324159110729734)
Yup, had to look it up:
Barack Obama
â€Verified account @BarackObama
Apr 21
The attacks on tourists and Easter worshippers in Sri Lanka are an attack on humanity. On a day devoted to love, redemption, and renewal, we pray for the victims and stand with the people of Sri Lanka.
23,140 replies 91,217 retweets 495,123 likes
https://twitter.com/barackobama (https://twitter.com/barackobama)
And just read the thread in editorials, I should have seen it earlier. It mentions Obama.
http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,359222.0.html (http://www.gopbriefingroom.com/index.php/topic,359222.0.html)
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Yup, had to look it up:
I'm just surprised Obama and Hillary didn't throw in..."....and ORANGE MAN BAD!" after that.
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They say 'Easter Worshippers' for only one reason.
They can never bring themselves to say 'Christians' in the sense of being a victim.
They would spontaneously combust if they ever did.
To the Leftists, 'Christians' can never be victims of anything that happens to them.
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Death Toll rises to 311; how terrible....
https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1120538369937821698
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After the New Zealand attack Christians and secular alike flocked to the nearest mosck with condolences, well wishes, signs of unity and hope, hugs and flowers,. Anything to send the message that we stand in unity against this kind of hatred. Where are the non Christians? Have any been spotted flocking to a church or parish?
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Sri Lanka bomb attacks were revenge for N.Zealand mosque killings: minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, adding that two domestic Islamist groups were believed to be responsible.
“The initial investigation has revealed that this was in retaliation for the New Zealand mosque attack,†junior minister for defense Ruwan Wijewardene told parliament.
More: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-blasts-minister/sri-lanka-bomb-attacks-were-revenge-for-n-zealand-mosque-killings-minister-idUSKCN1RZ0QO (https://www.reuters.com/article/us-sri-lanka-blasts-minister/sri-lanka-bomb-attacks-were-revenge-for-n-zealand-mosque-killings-minister-idUSKCN1RZ0QO)
Sri Lanka Was Warned of Possible Attacks. Why Didn’t It Stop Them?
By Jeffrey Gettleman, Mujib Mashal and Dharisha Bastians
April 22, 2019
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The confidential security memo laid it all out: names, addresses, phone numbers, even the times in the middle of the night that one suspect would visit his wife.
In the days leading up to the devastating suicide bombings that killed at least 310 people in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday, the country’s security agencies had been closely watching a secretive cell of the National Thowheeth Jama’ath, a little-known radical Islamist organization that security officials in Sri Lanka now say carried out the attacks and may have received help from abroad.
They knew the group was dangerous. They had collected intelligence on the whereabouts of its leaders in the April 11 security memo, which warned of Catholic church bombings. They had been warned even earlier by India that the group, also known by the spelling National Thowheed Jama’ath, was plotting church attacks. They knew as far back as January that radical Islamists possibly tied to the group had stockpiled weapons and detonators.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/world/asia/ntj-warning-sri-lanka-government.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/22/world/asia/ntj-warning-sri-lanka-government.html)
Huge, huge death toll in this attack, also per the first story, I'm not sure what to think.
These terrrorist groups per the 2nd story, had the wherewithal to do this, they had the gear to do this.
Many Christians in Nigeria and other places in the world, apparently are killed every month.
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They say 'Easter Worshippers' for only one reason.
They can never bring themselves to say 'Christians' in the sense of being a victim.
They would spontaneously combust if they ever did.
Word for word, exactly what I was thinking.
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Sri Lanka bomb attacks were revenge for N.Zealand mosque killings: minister
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Sri Lanka’s Easter Sunday bomb attacks were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, a Sri Lankan official said on Tuesday, adding that two domestic Islamist groups were believed to be responsible.
“The initial investigation has revealed that this was in retaliation for the New Zealand mosque attack,†junior minister for defense Ruwan Wijewardene told parliament.
That's just how stupid these Islamonutz are, retaliating against people who had nothing to do with NZ. Hey, now let's retaliate against the Muslims for the Sri Lanka attacks by attacking a Buddhist temple! Or a Dunkin Donuts, or something else completely irrelevant.
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That's just how stupid these Islamonutz are, retaliating against people who had nothing to do with NZ. Hey, now let's retaliate against the Muslims for the Sri Lanka attacks by attacking a Buddhist temple! Or a Dunkin Donuts, or something else completely irrelevant.
And, of course that is how terrorism works. You never know who the next target will be. It worked for Muhammad, and it's working for modern-day muslims.
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So, for whatever it is worth, ISIS is taking credit... I saw a picture of the head honcho of the group with an ISIS flag... and then, this:
Islamic State publishes photo it says shows the 8 Sri Lanka bombers
The Islamic State terror group published a photo said to show the eight bombers who carried out Easter Sunday’s attacks in Sri Lanka.
https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-23-2019/ (https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-april-23-2019/)
Scroll down to find article.
To me, it sure seems like they had intelligence to beware of these terrorists, if I were over there...I mean, besides being upset about an act of terror, I am here ... but I'd be very much trying to get to whether this could have been avoided. Maybe Sri Lanka has not had many terror attacks so they were not that concerned, I don't know.
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After the New Zealand attack Christians and secular alike flocked to the nearest mosck with condolences, well wishes, signs of unity and hope, hugs and flowers,. Anything to send the message that we stand in unity against this kind of hatred. Where are the non Christians? Have any been spotted flocking to a church or parish?
Such gestures are so much insincere and empty posturing - 'see how much I care'.
'For Christians, meh.'
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Sri Lanka attacks planned, orchestrated by single ‘family cell’: report
By Lee Brown
April 23, 2019 | 5:12pm
Two brothers were both suicide bombers in the Sri Lanka massacre — and one of their wives later blew up herself and their two children during a police raid, according to a report.
The unnamed brothers, both in their 20s and sons of a wealthy local spice trader, hit two of three luxury hotels during the devastation that left at least 321 dead, officers told Agence France-Presse (AFP) (https://www.france24.com/en/20190423-two-muslim-brothers-were-sri-lanka-hotel-suicide-bombers-sources).
They separately checked into the Cinnamon Grand hotel and the Shangri-La on Saturday — setting off explosives-laden backpacks at virtually the same time the next morning, the report claims. ... More at New York Post (https://nypost.com/2019/04/23/sri-lanka-attacks-planned-orchestrated-by-single-family-cell-report/)
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Sri Lanka attacks planned, orchestrated by single ‘family cell’: report
By Lee Brown
April 23, 2019 | 5:12pm
Two brothers were both suicide bombers in the Sri Lanka massacre — and one of their wives later blew up herself and their two children during a police raid, according to a report.
The unnamed brothers, both in their 20s and sons of a wealthy local spice trader, hit two of three luxury hotels during the devastation that left at least 321 dead, officers told Agence France-Presse (AFP) (https://www.france24.com/en/20190423-two-muslim-brothers-were-sri-lanka-hotel-suicide-bombers-sources).
They separately checked into the Cinnamon Grand hotel and the Shangri-La on Saturday — setting off explosives-laden backpacks at virtually the same time the next morning, the report claims. ... More at New York Post (https://nypost.com/2019/04/23/sri-lanka-attacks-planned-orchestrated-by-single-family-cell-report/)
Well, if that is the case, hunt down them and their relatives and execute them all. Purge the planet of their bloodlines for all time.
Make an example of them, Vlad Tepes style.
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One of the suicide bombings happened in a buffet line at one of the hotels... can you imagine??
Death toll is at 359....
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Sri Lanka attacks: Government admits 'major intelligence lapse'
Sri Lanka has admitted a "major intelligence lapse" before the Easter Sunday bomb attacks which killed 359 people and wounded more than 500.
An Indian intelligence warning from the beginning of the month about planned attacks was not properly shared by the authorities, parliament heard.
President Maithripala Sirisena has moved to sack the defence secretary and inspector general of police.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48044636 (https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-48044636)
I think a whole lot of people in the departments under fire quit as well.
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One of the suicide bombings happened in a buffet line at one of the hotels... can you imagine??
Death toll is at 359....
Sri Lanka attack death toll between 250-260, not 359: officials
https://in.reuters.com/article/sri-lanka-blasts-casualties/sri-lanka-attack-death-toll-around-250-260-not-359-health-official-idINKCN1S127I (https://in.reuters.com/article/sri-lanka-blasts-casualties/sri-lanka-attack-death-toll-around-250-260-not-359-health-official-idINKCN1S127I)
Other news, police are on the watch in Sri Lanka for postential "sucide bombers".
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/world/asia/sri-lanka-bombings-threats.html (https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/world/asia/sri-lanka-bombings-threats.html)
Also, more news is that some Muslims have fled their communities in Sri Lanka, people are upset, it's not hard to see.
"... In hiding" - The Guardian.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/25/muslims-flee-town-in-sri-lanka-as-tensions-rise-after-bombings (https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/25/muslims-flee-town-in-sri-lanka-as-tensions-rise-after-bombings)
Lots of news, at least, the death toll has been scaled down.
US advises to not go unless it is truly "essential travel", check the news.
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BREAKING: LIVE: Reports of 5 to 11 terrorists opening fire at security forces in Kalmunai, Sri Lanka. Also reports of explosions.
8:25 AM - 26 Apr 2019
https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1121797575470800897 (https://twitter.com/BreakingNLive/status/1121797575470800897)
Also:
Sri Lanka police hunt 140 after Easter bombings as shooting erupts in east
April 26, 2019
By Sanjeev Miglani and Ranga Sirilal
COLOMBO (Reuters) – Sri Lankan police are trying to track down 140 people believed linked to Islamic State, which claimed responsibility for the Easter Sunday suicide bombings that killed 253, as shooting erupted in the east during a raid.
Muslims in Sri Lanka were urged to pray at home after the State Intelligence Services warned of possible car bomb attacks, amid fears of retaliatory violence.
And the U.S. Embassy in Sri Lanka urged its citizens to avoid places of worship over the weekend after authorities reported there could be more attacks targeting religious centers.
https://www.oann.com/sri-lankans-urged-to-avoid-mosques-churches-amid-fears-of-more-attacks/ (https://www.oann.com/sri-lankans-urged-to-avoid-mosques-churches-amid-fears-of-more-attacks/)
That's amazing that the BNL twitter story says gunfights are happening right now... at least, this morning.
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Setting topic non-sticky as these threads have not been posted to in over a week. Feel free to revive at anytime. Plenty is still going on in Sri Lanka, we can have stand-alone articles as well.