A domestic militant group is responsible for the attacks in Sri Lanka, the country's health minister says
Sri Lankan Navy soldiers stand guard in front of the St. Anthony's Shrine a day after the series of blasts in Colombo, on April 22, 2019.
It was not immediately clear what action, if any, was taken in response. Authorities said little was known about the group except that its name had appeared in intelligence reports. Meanwhile, Sri Lankan police investigating the bombings are examining reports that intelligence agencies had warnings of possible attacks, officials said Monday.
"We placed our hands on our heads when we came to know that these deaths could have been avoided. Why this was not prevented?" he said. Lakmal, a 41-year-old businessman in Negombo who declined to provide his last name, went with his family to St. Sebastian's for Easter Mass. He said they all escaped the blast unscathed, but he remains haunted by images of bodies being taken from the sanctuary and tossed into a truck."There was blood everywhere," said Bhanuka Harischandra a 24-year-old from Colombo and founder of a tech marketing company. He was heading to the hotel for a meeting when it was bombed.
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said he feared the massacre could trigger instability in Sri Lanka, and he vowed to"vest all necessary powers with the defence forces" to take action against those responsible.
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