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Sri Lanka Attacks Were ‘Retaliation’ for New Zealand Mosque Shootings, Government Says

Sri Lanka Attacks Were ‘Retaliation’ for New Zealand Mosque Shootings, Government Says
Sri Lankan military officials in front of St. Anthony's Shrine, Kochchikade church after an explosion in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on April 21, 2019. Dinuka Liyanawatte/Reuters
Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
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The Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka were an act of revenge for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, according to the country’s state minister of defense.

“The preliminary investigations have revealed that what happened in Sri Lanka (on Sunday) was in retaliation for the attack against Muslims in Christchurch,” Ruwan Wijewardene told Parliament on April 23, according to Reuters.

Tom Ozimek
Tom Ozimek
Reporter
Tom Ozimek is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times. He has a broad background in journalism, deposit insurance, marketing and communications, and adult education.
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