Will wait for the official report to see who was responsible before making accusations.
--> The bombings began around 8:45 a.m., and targeted Roman Catholic houses of worship — St. Anthony’s Shrine in Colombo, the capital; St. Sebastian’s Church in Negombo; and Zion Church in Batticaloa — along with three luxury hotels: the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand, and the Kingsbury, all in Colombo.
--> Thirteen suspects were held in connection with the bombings, the authorities said. Suicide bombers detonated the bombs.
--> A top police official alerted security officials in an advisory 10 days ago about a threat to churches from a radical Islamist group, National Thowheeth Jama’ath
--> The prime minister, Ranil Wickremesinghe, called for people not to believe false information circulating online.