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'Blame game' starts in Sri Lanka as investigation continues into Easter Sunday attacks

Sri Lankan soldiers secure an area near St Anthony’s Shrine, Colombo
Sri Lankan soldiers secure an area near St Anthony’s Shrine, Colombo Source: Getty Images

Sri Lanka's government has named a little-known islamist group, National Thowheeth Jama'ath, as the main suspect behind Sunday's bombings, which killed almost 300 people and left another 500 injured.


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By Charlotte Lam

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Sri Lanka's government has named a little-known islamist group, National Thowheeth Jama'ath, as the main suspect behind Sunday's bombings, which killed almost 300 people and left another 500 injured.


But there is a growing row about communication failures within the government in the lead-up to the terrorist attacks.


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