Islamic State claims responsibility for deadly Sri Lanka bombings

Islamic State has claimed responsibility for Easter Sunday's coordinated bombings in Sri Lanka that killed 321 people and injured more than 500 others, according to media reports Tuesday."The perpetrators of the attack that targeted nationals of the countries of the coalitions and Christians in Sri Lanka before yesterday are fighters from the Islamic State," the group's AMAQ news agency was quoted as saying by the Associated Press.Meanwhile, Sri Lanka's State Minister for Defense Ruwan Wijewardene told Parliament that the bombings were likely in "retaliation" for the March 15 shootings at t…READ FULL ARTICLE