The Island nation of Sri Lanka has been in a state of shock, ever since a series of bombings occurred across the country’s churches and hotels, on Easter Sunday, killing at least 359 and injuring hundreds more. It became the deadliest attack Sri Lanka has ever witnessed.
The Islamic State, on Tuesday, 23 April, claimed responsibility and released images that purported to show the seven bombers who blew themselves up.
The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe, has admitted the lapse in the country’s system. It has been reported that while some of the country's security units were aware of the possible attacks, they did not share those warnings or disseminate further information.
Sunday’s bombings are the worst violence this South Asian island nation has seen, since its civil war ended a decade ago.
PM Wickremesinghe said that investigators were still working to determine the extent of the bombers' foreign links.
In an address to the Parliament, Ruwan Wijewardene, the state minister of defence, said that "weakness" within Sri Lanka's security apparatus had led to the failure in preventing the bombings.
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