The Latest: Islamic State leader says attack was revenge
AMPARA, Sri Lanka (AP) — The Latest on the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka (all times local):
11:05 p.m.
The leader of the Islamic State group has praised the attack in Sri Lanka and called it revenge for the fall of Baghouz, Syria, the last territory the extremist group held there or in Iraq.
The U.S.-based SITE Intelligence Group said the acknowledgement of the Sri Lanka attack by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi came during his first propaganda video in nearly five years.
The 18-minute video released
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