24-04-2019 19:55 via theguardian.com

Sri Lanka told of extremist network months before blasts – sources

Exclusive: Foreign agencies warned officials of terrorist threat four months ago
Sri Lankan authorities were told by foreign security agencies more than four months ago that a network of violent Islamic extremists was active in the country and likely to commit terrorist attacks, regional and western officials have said.The revelation that officials may have known last year about the threat posed by those responsible for the Easter Sunday bombings that killed more than 350 people will fuel outrag
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