The Islamic terrorists savages are at it again.... ((( I pray for all those Christians families who had to go through this horror. Bless them)))
So...you are in the know? You know it was muslims? Did you know beforehand and not report it?
Just wow...
Sri Lanka first warned about attacks on April 4, but PM not told: minister
Sri Lankan officials failed to heed warnings from intelligence agencies about the threat of an attack by a domestic radical Muslim group that officials blame for Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 200 people, the country's health minister said Monday.
International intelligence agencies warned of the attacks several times starting April 4, Mr Senaratne said. On April 9, the defence ministry wrote to the police chief with intelligence that included the group's name, he said. And on April 11, he said police wrote to the heads of security of the judiciary and diplomatic security division.
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.
Because of political dysfunction within the government, Seranatne said, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and his Cabinet were kept in the dark about the intelligence until after the attacks.
President Maithrela Sirisena, who was out of the country at the time of the attacks, ousted Wickremesinghe in late October and dissolved the Cabinet. The Supreme Court eventually reversed his actions, but the prime minister has not been allowed into meetings of the Security Council since October.
Reuters
https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/s...-road-to-colombo-airport-20190422-p51g12.html
National Thowheeth Jama'ath
Aims
The group promotes Islamist ideology.
[1] The director of the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism said that it "aims to spread the global jihadist movement to Sri Lanka and to create hatred, fear and divisions in society."
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History
NTJ's leadership had been condemned by several Sri Lankan Muslim organizations in 2016 for advocating extreme fundamentalist indoctrination of children and for clashes with Buddhist monks.
[3] One of the leaders, Abdul Razik, was arrested for inciting racism.
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In 2018, NTJ was linked to vandalism of Buddhist statues.
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Do you think I do not know what every single man and woman today feels in Sri Lanka, who lost beloved family members and friends? Their side is my side. My prayings are with the still hoping, the nearly hopeless and the desperating.
