ISIS suspect gave advance warning of Sri Lanka bombings, source says

TOPSHOT - Security personnel inspect the interior of St Sebastian's Church in Negombo on April 22, 2019, a day after the church was hit in series of bomb blasts targeting churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka. - At least 290 are now known to have died in a series of bomb blasts that tore through churches and luxury hotels in Sri Lanka, in the worst violence to hit the island since its devastating civil war ended a decade ago. (Photo by Jewel SAMAD / AFP) (Photo credit should read JEWEL SAMAD/AFP/Getty Images)

CNN reports that weeks prior to Easter Sunday’s bombing in Sri Lanka, India’s intelligence service notified Sri Lankan officials about the possibility of an attack. Intelligence officials were aware of the danger posed by the ISIS extremist, Zahran Hashim, who was later identified as the primary perpetrator of the bombings. Tensions are growing as more details emerge regarding Sri Lanka’s failure to heed the warnings of India’s and other intelligence services.

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