Sri Lankan president says foreign mastermind may be behind bombings - Sky News

A foreign mastermind may have planned the Sri Lankan Easter Sunday bombings, President Maithripala Sirisena told Sky News. Sirisena also warned it may be possible Islamic State has launched a "new strategy" by targeting smaller countries, Sky News said https://news.sky.com/story/sri-lanka-attacks-foreign-mastermind-may-have-planned-bombings-president-says-11708270 on Wednesday.

The April 21 attacks on hotels and churches in Sri Lanka killed more than 250 people, including 40 foreign nationals. Authorities suspect members of two previously little-known groups - National Thawheedh Jamaath and Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim - of carrying out the attacks, although Islamic State has claimed responsibility.