Islamist terror group blamed in Sri Lanka

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 The attacks this weekend in Sri Lanka killed 290 people and injured more than 500 others. Government authorities there blame an Islamist group called National Thowheed Jamath. The terror group had not been on the public’s radar before this weekend. The BBC’s Azzam Ameen talks with host Marco Werman from Colombo.

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