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Sri Lanka serial blasts: Police say toll is now 359, prime minister warns of more attacks

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New Zealand said there was no intelligence input that the attacks in the island nation were in retaliation to the Christchurch shootings.
The Sri Lankan Police on Wednesday said the toll in the serial blasts that rocked the island nation on Easter Sunday has climbed to 359, reported CNN. At least 10 Indians have died in the attacks.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday warned about more attacks, reported BBC. He said some people with explosives were still on the run.
The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for the serial bomb blasts. However, the group did not provide any evidence of its involvement. Wickremesinghe said the attacks may have links to the Islamic State group. “We will be following up on IS claims, we believe there may be links,” he said, adding that the government was monitoring Sri Lankans who had joined the terrorist outfit.

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