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ISIS claims responsibility for Sri Lanka bombing which claimed over 300 lives

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Days after the deadly attack in Sri Lanka in which over 300 people were killed, the ISIS has claimed responsibility for eight back-to-back bombings on Easter Sunday.

According to reports, the US intelligence sources had earlier said the attacks bore some of the hallmarks of the ISIS.

Six powerful blasts took place in quick succession on Easter morning and then two more blasts happened hours later.

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Meanwhile, eight Indians are included among those dead.

The blasts targeted St Anthony’s Church in Colombo, St Sebastian’s Church in the western coastal town of Negombo and another church in the eastern town of Batticaloa around 8.45 a.m. (local time) as the Easter Sunday prayers were in progress.

Three explosions were reported from the five-star hotels – the Shangri-La, the Cinnamon Grand and the Kingsbury.

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