Sri Lanka on alert for attacks by militants disguised in uniforms via shiharaneez ShriNavaratnam
COLOMBO - Sri Lankan security officials have warned that Islamist militants behind Easter Sunday’s suicide bombings are planning imminent attacks and could be dressed in military uniforms.
There were no attacks on Sunday, and security across Sri Lanka has been ramped up, with scores of suspected Islamists arrested since the April 21 attacks on hotels and churches that killed more than 250 people, including 40 foreign nationals. Authorities suspect members of two little known groups - National Thawheedh Jamaath and Jammiyathul Millathu Ibrahim - of carrying out the Easter attacks, though Islamic State has claimed responsibility.Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said a tight-knit group of people was involved, mostly close friends and families. They spoke face-to-face, possibly to evade electronic surveillance.
Many Sri Lankans believe a deep rift between President Maithripala Sirisena and Wickremesinghe has also undermined national security.
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