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Authorities Blame Extremists For Sri Lanka Attacks

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The coordinated Easter Sunday bombings that ripped through Sri Lankan churches and luxury hotels, killing nearly 300 people, were possibly carried out by seven suicide bombers from a domestic Islamist group, according to a government official. Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson speaks with CNN's Ivan Watson (@IvanCNN) in Colombo.

This segment aired on April 22, 2019.

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