Sri Lanka Convicts 15 Over 2019 Easter Bombings
A nearly five-year trial has concluded with convictions for 15 men linked to the Islamic State-inspired attacks that killed more than 260 people.
A court in Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men over their roles in the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings, one of the deadliest attacks in the country's history, which killed more than 260 people.
The verdicts come after a trial lasting nearly five years. The attacks, which targeted churches and hotels across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday 2019, were inspired by the Islamic State group. All 15 men convicted are members of Sri Lanka's Muslim minority.
The 2019 bombings caused mass casualties and injuries, and prompted a wide-ranging security crackdown as well as years of investigation into how the attackers were able to carry out coordinated strikes despite prior intelligence warnings.
The case has been closely watched in Sri Lanka, where victims' families and rights groups have pressed for accountability both for the perpetrators and for officials accused of failing to act on advance warnings of the plot.
Details of the specific sentences handed down to each of the 15 convicted men were not immediately available.
Sources
- Sri Lanka: 15 convicted over Easter bombings — France 24 — English
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