Tragedi Sri Lanka: 'Sebenarnya tindakan balas dendam serangan Christchurch' - Menteri

Astro Awani
April 23, 2019 09:09 MYT

Pihak berkuasa sedang memantau keadaan di salah sebuah gereja di Colombo. -Foto Reuters

Siasatan awal terhadap insiden serangan bom di Sri Lanka pada Ahad mendedahkan ia ada kaitan dengan kejadian tembakan di Christchurch, Mac lalu.

Timbalan Menteri Pertahanan Sri Lanka, Ruwan Wijewardene ketika berucap di persidangan Parlimen khas pada Selasa mendakwa insiden yang meragut nyawa lebih 300 mangsa itu sebagai tindakan balas dendam terhadap serangan di dua masjid di Christchurch, New Zealand pada 15 Mac lalu.

"Siasatan awal mendedahkan apa yang berlaku di Sri Lanka (pada Ahad) adalah sebagai membalas dendam terhadap serangan ke atas umat Islam di Christchurch," kata Wijewardene.

Dalam kejadian di Christchurch, New Zealand, 50 mangsa terkorban manakala 50 lagi cedera apabila seorang lelaki menembak jemaah di Masjid Al-Noor dan Pusat Islam Linwood di Christchurch ketika mereka sedang bersedia untuk menunaikan solat Jumaat.

Sri Lankas Deputy Defence Minister reportedly said initial investigations show the Easter attacks thats killed more than 300 people may have been act of retaliation for the #Christchurch mosque attacks that killed 50 people - most of whom had been worshipping at mosques. pic.twitter.com/jDFtbwvu6Q
— Sumisha Naidu (@sumishanaidu) April 23, 2019

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JUST IN: Death toll has risen to 321. Were the Sri Lanka Easter attacks a response to the Christchurch attacks on mosques? https://t.co/pQX9XMX2SY
— Sumisha Naidu (@sumishanaidu) April 23, 2019

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Islamic State had vowed to avenge the deaths of Muslims in the #Christchurch attacks last month. Two domestic jihadist groups have been identified by Sri Lanka as being behind the Easter blasts - including National Thowheeth Jamaath. https://t.co/IpRZrP9UNE
— Sumisha Naidu (@sumishanaidu) April 23, 2019

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JUST IN: Sri Lanka police on high alert for vehicles carrying explosives. https://t.co/IJjHaYI0QN
— Sumisha Naidu (@sumishanaidu) April 23, 2019

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Sementara itu, dalam serangan pada Ahad lalu di Colombo, sejumlah 321 mangsa terkorban dan kira-kira 500 yang lain cedera dalam letupan bom di tiga gereja dan tiga hotel bertaraf lima bintang di ibu negara Sri Lanka itu.

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#angka kematian #Christchurch #gereja #Masjid Al-Noor #Pusat Islam Linwood #Ruwan Wijewardene #Sri Lanka #tembakan rambang #tragedi Sri Lanka