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Easter bombers all killed or arrested: Sri Lanka police chief

The bombings were blamed on a local group, the national Thowheeth Jama'ath (NTJ), but the Islamic State group has also claimed responsibility.

Sri Lankan security authorities have either killed or arrested all the jihadists responsible for the Easter suicide bombings that left 257 people dead, police chief Chandana Wickramaratne said Tuesday.

Police have accounted for every individual involved in the April 21 attacks on three churches and three luxury hotels, Wickramaratne said in an audio statement.

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