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Sri Lanka convicts 15 men over 2019 Easter bombings
The convictions follow a trial lasting nearly five years over attacks that killed more than 260 people.
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Sri Lanka has convicted 15 men over the 2019 Easter bombings, according to France 24, following a trial that lasted nearly five years.
The attacks killed more than 260 people and were inspired by the Islamic State group, the report said.
France 24 reported that all 15 men convicted are members of Sri Lanka’s Muslim minority. The convictions concern the individuals named in the case; the report does not suggest wider community responsibility.
The supplied account does not identify the court, the charges or the sentences, and does not say when the verdicts were handed down or whether they are final.
