Sri Lanka attacks: IS ‘may be linked’, government says
The scale of the attacks suggests that there was foreign assistance, Sri Lankan authorities say…
The Islamic State (IS) group may be linked to bomb blasts which killed 321 people and wounded 500 in Sri Lanka, the country’s prime minister has said.
Ranil Wickremesinghe said the government believed Sunday’s attacks could not have been carried out without help from terror groups abroad.
IS claimed the attack on Tuesday, although did not provide evidence.
Meanwhile Sri Lanka’s president vowed to “completely restructure” state security after the attacks.
In a televised address late on Tuesday, Maithripala Sirisena said he plans to change the heads of defence forces “within the next 24 hours”.
He also admitted threat reports had not been shared with him, and promised to take “stern action” against security officials.
What did the prime minister say?
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