“First and foremost we have to ensure that terrorism does not lift its head in Sri Lanka,” Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said.
Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said Sunday night that there appeared to have been prior warnings before suicide bombers detonated multiple explosions targeting churches and hotels across the southeast Asian nation on Easter Sunday.
Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure Facilities, Foreign Employment and Sports Mano Ganeshan made a similar public statement, suggesting police were aware of possible attacks ahead of Sunday’s violence.“I strongly condemn the cowardly attacks on our people today. I call upon all Sri Lankans during this tragic time to remain united and strong,” he wrote. “Please avoid propagating unverified reports and speculation.
Sri Lanka is a primarily Buddhist country, with sizable populations of Hindus, Christians and Muslims. The country went through a civil war between 1983 and 2009, which was fought between the government and Tamil militants. Ethnic Tamils are a minority in Sri Lanka, which has a population that is about 75 percent Sinhalese. Tamils are primarily Hindu and Sinhalese are primarily Buddhist, but both groups have Christian minorities.
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