Syrian man questioned by police after attacks in Sri Lanka

Syrian national among 40-plus Sri Lankan police questioned Sunday church bombings of churches and luxury hotels, Reuters officials told Reuters on Thursday. government and the army.

"The anti-terrorist unit has arrested a Syrian national to ask him questions," one official said. Two other officials confirmed this information, one of them stating that he had been arrested "following the interrogation of suspects (Sri Lankans)".

The attacks that left 321 dead, including 38 foreigners, and 500 wounded, according to the latest balance sheet released Tuesday, have not been claimed, but the Colombo authorities have fingered Monday a small Islamist group Sri Lankan.

The government of Colombo acknowledged receiving information from India about 10 days before Easter that this little-known group, National Thawheed Jama'ut (NTJ), was planning to launch attacks on churches.....