Police confirmed radical preacher Zahran Hashim, who inspired a series of Easter bombings in Sri Lanka, died during the attack
KATTANKUDY, Sri Lanka—Police confirmed that a radical preacher who inspired a series of Easter bombings died during the attack, but security forces pursued Islamist militants into Friday evening, engaging in fierce firefights in the area from which he hailed.
Authorities found Islamic State flags in a raid on a house where they believe the suicide bombers shot a video pledging allegiance to the group. They also found clothes similar to those worn by the people in the video and what appeared to be the backdrop banner, according...
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