Sri Lanka Convicts 15 Men Over Deadliest Terrorist Attack
Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men for their involvement in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, which claimed more than 250 lives in coordinated attacks on churches and hotels. The ruling represents a major development in the prosecution of those responsible for planning, financing or supporting the bombings, more than seven years after the attacks occurred.
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Sri Lanka's High Court has convicted 15 men in connection with the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, one of the deadliest terrorist attacks in the country's history. The coordinated suicide bombings took place on Easter Sunday in April 2019, targeting three churches and three luxury hotels. The attacks killed more than 250 people and wounded hundreds more. A local Islamist group with links to the Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the bombings. The case has also drawn scrutiny over alleged intelligence failures that preceded the attacks, raising questions about how security services could have better prevented the violence. The convictions, announced on Tuesday, come more than seven years after the attacks and represent a significant step forward in the prosecution of those accused of planning, financing or otherwise facilitating the bombings. However, full details of the individual sentences were not immediately made available.
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