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Massive Sri Lanka Easter bombings traced to little-known group

05/01/2019 by Hawaii Catholic Herald

By Michael Sainsbury Catholic News Service BANGKOK — The Sri Lankan government blamed little-known Islamic group National Thowheeth Jama’ath for the Easter suicide bombings that targeted three churches and three luxury hotels across the country. Authorities named the group April 22 and said 24 people had been arrested in connection with eight bombings that left […]

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