Father, Brothers of Sri Lankan Suicide Bombings Mastermind Killed by Police
28th April 2019
According to a Reuters report from Friday, among the 15 dead were the father and two brothers of the mastermind of last week’s Easter Sunday bombings, which left 253 dead and another 500 injured. As we reported on Friday, a radical preacher named Zahran Hashim has been identified as the primary architect of the series of bombings at three churches and three luxury hotels. Hashim was a leader of the National Thawheedh Jamaath, and had been arrested over his involvement in the defacing of Buddhist statues. In a series of videos posted to YouTube, the radical Imam had called for violence against all non-believers.