Colombo (AFP): Before being named prime suspects in Sri Lanka’s Easter suicide bomb attacks, National Thowheeth Jama’ath’s (NTJ) main claim to fame was being linked to vandalising of Buddhist statues.
After long wrangling with radical Buddhist leaders, suicide bomb attacks against churches and hotels would be a spectacular departure for the little-known Islamic extremist group.
Authorities said 24 people have been arrested and that they were hunting for links between the group and foreign backers.The Sri Lankan presidency said in a statement that “intelligence sections have reported that there are international terror groups which are behind local terrorists.
"These attacks are designed to increase sectarian tensions and destabilise the governments of the countries where they take place,” said a Soufan Center study. Months after Buddhist riots against Muslim targets, the NTJ came to prominence in December when its followers were accused of attacking Buddhist statues in Kegalle district.NTJ secretary Abdul Razik has been arrested several times on charges of inciting religious unrest.
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