Sri Lanka says militant leader killed in Easter bombings
By DW
26 April 2019 |
10:38 am
Sri Lankan Islamist leader Zahran Hashim was apparently killed in one of the suicide attacks on Easter, President Maithripala Sirisena said. Police are now hunting for some 140 people with suspected "Islamic State" ties.
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