Sri Lanka Suicide Bomber Trained in Syria With ISIS: Report

Sri Lanka Suicide Bomber Trained in Syria With ISIS: Report
A police officer inspects the site of a gun battle between troops and suspected Islamist terrorists believed to be connected to the Easter Sunday bombings in Kalmunai, Sri Lanka, on April 28, 2019. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Updated:
At least one of the men who set off bombs in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday trained with the terror group ISIS, according to a new report.

Jameel Mohammed Abdul Latheef was identified by authorities as one of the bombers. The bombings at hotels and churches in and around Colombo on April 21 left hundreds dead and hundreds more wounded.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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