The social media ban in the wake of the Easter attacks reflected global concern about the role the networks play in spreading hate speech and inciting communal violence.
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Sri Lanka Authorities Were Warned, in Detail, 12 Days Before Attack
The intelligence chief warned on April 9 that a radical Islamist group planned a suicide attack “shortly.” On Monday, the president banned face coverings like those worn by some Muslim women.
Sri Lanka Dispatch: Sri Lanka Attacks: Hometown of Accused Mastermind Was Fertile Ground for Extremism
The influences of Wahhabism, a hard-line strain of Islam, transformed the hometown of the suspected ringleader in the Easter Bombings.
Errors Raise Questions About Sri Lankan Response to Bombing
A series of failures in preventing and investigating the Easter bombing has exposed rifts in the government and brought accusations of incompetence.
Sri Lankan Accused of Leading Attacks Preached Slaughter. Many Dismissed Him.
The man accused of masterminding the Easter Sunday attacks on churches and hotels never hid his hatred. “We all underestimated him,” a resident of his hometown said.
Sri Lanka Attack Signals an ISIS Shift Beyond Middle East
A month after losing the last of its territory in Iraq and Syria, the Islamic State is believed to have pulled off one of its deadliest attacks. It may be the way of the future.
Sri Lanka Warns of More Suicide Bombers as Police Scour Capital
Police mounted a massive manhunt and locked down much of Colombo, while health officials admitted overestimating the death toll in the Easter Sunday bombings.
Live Briefing: Grief, Anger and Recriminations in Sri Lanka as ISIS Claims It Staged Bomb Attacks
After the Islamic State said it was behind the attacks, grief for some was hardening into anger. Hundreds of Muslim families fled religiously mixed areas.
Monday: What We Know So Far About the Sri Lanka Bombings
More information is emerging about who planned the attacks and who was killed, but essential questions remain unanswered.
Sri Lanka Was Warned of Possible Attacks. Why Didn’t It Stop Them?
The government’s history of bitter infighting appears to have contributed to a spectacular security blunder that led to one of the world’s deadliest terrorist attacks.