Apparently more jihad carnage was in the offing, and even more still could be coming. “87 detonators found at the Fort bus station,” by Lahiru Fernando, News 1st, April 22, 2019: COLOMBO (News 1st): Police HQ has issued a press release announcing that Police STF Officers of the Pettah police station have discovered 87 detonators […]
Sri Lankan authorities: Jihadis part of “radical extremist Islamist group,” 24 Muslims arrested, death toll now 290
This is the first sign in the Western establishment media that this was a jihad attack; the media in India reported this all day yesterday. “Sri Lanka attacks: Death toll soars to 290,” BBC, April 22, 2019: The death toll in Sri Lanka has soared to 290 after a wave of blasts hit churches and […]
Islamic State says Sri Lanka jihad massacres were revenge for attacks on mosques and Muslims
“And We ordained for them therein a life for a life, an eye for an eye, a nose for a nose, an ear for an ear, a tooth for a tooth, and for wounds is legal retribution.” (Qur’an 5:45) The SITE link is here (behind subscription). “Colombo bombings: ISIS suggests revenge for strikes on Muslims,” […]
India intelligence official on Sri Lanka: target was clearly Catholics; Islamic State active in Sri Lanka since 2016
The denial and obfuscation regarding the jihad threat is certain to continue; the Sri Lanka jihad massacres remind us that it has a human cost. “Sri Lanka has seen a spike in Jihadi activity since 2017,” by Vicky Nanjappa, OneIndia, April 21, 2019: Colombo, Apr 21: The problem of the Islamic State has been rampant […]
Sri Lanka: Archbishop of Colombo says “we never expected such a thing to happen and especially on Easter Sunday”
He never expected such a thing to happen? But Sri Lanka’s police chief Pujuth Jayasundara, according to AFP, “issued an intelligence alert to top officers 10 days ago, warning that suicide bombers planned to hit ‘prominent churches.’ ‘A foreign intelligence agency has reported that the NTJ (National Thowheeth Jama’ath) is planning to carry out suicide […]
Sri Lanka: Two Muslims identified as attackers in Easter jihad massacres, death toll now 165
“Two of the six attacks that rocked Sri Lanka this morning are reportedly to be have been carried out by suicide bombers. The attack at Shangri La hotel was carried out by suicide bomber Zahran Hashim, while Abu Mohammad has been identified as the attacker at the Batticalao church.” Suicide bombers: “Indeed, Allah has purchased […]
Sri Lanka: At least 100 murdered as churches during Easter services and hotels targeted
At least 138 killed, 400 wounded. “No-one has yet said they were responsible for the attacks. There have been fears that returning fighters from the Islamic State group could pose a threat in the country.” “Sri Lanka explosions: 100 killed as churches and hotels targeted,” BBC, April 21, 2019: At least 100 people are reported […]
Sri Lanka: Iranian Woman Caught Smuggling Drugs in a False Bottom Suitcase
It is not uncommon for Muslim women to be involved with drug trafficking in Sri Lanka, especially in the heroin trade, as several Muslim women were connected to the historic heroin seizure on December 31, 2018, stemming from a previous heroin bust a few weeks earlier involving a Muslim woman. Now a 24-year-old Iranian woman […]