Sri Lanka president vows to eliminate jihadist threat
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena has promised to eliminate the jihadist threat in the country following the Easter bombings. – EPA pic, May 19, 2019.
SRI Lanka’s president marked the 10th anniversary of the end of a protracted war with Tamil rebels today by vowing to crush Islamist militants responsible for Easter bombings that killed 258 people. Maithripala Sirisena said Sri Lankan security forces and intelligence units could use their experience in defeating separatist Tamil guerrillas a decade ago to meet the new challenge from religious extremists.
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